Advanced gastroduodenal polyposis with ras mutations in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis.

doi:10.1016/0046-8177(93)90095-x

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Advanced gastroduodenal polyposis with ras mutations in a patient with familial adenomatous polyposis.

Human pathology - 1 Apr 1993

Odze R D, Quinn P S, Terrault N A, Vivona A A, Ward M A, Cohen Z, Gallinger S

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Upper gastrointestinal polyps are being recognized with increasing frequency in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. Duodenal and periampullary adenomas are the most common type and have poorly understood but definite malignant potential. In contrast, the majority of polypoid lesions in...

Topics

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Aged
Base Sequence
Duodenal Diseases
Female
Genes, ras
Humans
Molecular Probes
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Polyps
Stomach Diseases

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