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[Findings of genetic changes in small intestinal carcinomas].
Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy - 1 Jul 1997
Hirai A, Hibi K, Nakamura H, Fujikake Y, Matsui T, Kasai Y, Akiyama S, Ito K, Takagi H
Abstract excerpt
There is now good evidence that a series of genetic lesions in both dominant oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes are involved in the pathogenesis of human digestive tract carcinomas. Small intestinal carcinomas are very rare, accounting for only about 0.19% of all primary gastrointestinal malignant tumors in Japan, so there are few reports investigating genetic changes of small intestinal carcinoma. We analyzed...
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