Article
K-ras mutation in Greek patients with poorly and moderately differenciated tumours of the lower intestinal tract.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Troungos C, Valavanis C, Kapranos N, Kittas C
Abstract excerpt
The K-ras protooncogene is activated via mutations in approximately 40% of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma. This finding suggests that these genetic alterations are important events in the genesis of colon cancer and should be correlated with other parameters in order to infer some conclusions...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Intestinal Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
