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Genetic instability in patients with metachronous colorectal cancers.
The British journal of surgery - 1 Jul 1997
Sengupta S B, Yiu C Y, Boulos P B, De Silva M, Sams V R, Delhanty J D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nearly 7 per cent of patients who undergo resection for colorectal cancer develop metachronous cancers several years later. A molecular marker that could identify patients susceptible to metachronous cancers would be of clinical importance. METHODS: Twenty-four colorectal cancers from 15 individuals with metachronous colorectal cancer were investigated for microsatellite instability at five loci by...
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