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Confirmation that chromosome 18q allelic loss in colon cancer is a prognostic indicator.
1 Feb 1998
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PURPOSE: Recent studies suggest that allelic loss of sequences from the long arm of chromosome 18 may be a useful prognostic indicator in colorectal cancer. The aim of the present study was to confirm whether 18q loss of heterozygosity (LOH) is of prognostic value in patients with colon cancer. METHODS: Genomic DNA was prepared from archival tumor and corresponding normal tissue specimens from 151 patients who...
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