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Colonic epithelial cell proliferation in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer.
Gut - 1 Jul 1998
Green S E, Chapman P, Burn J, Burt A D, Bennett M, Appleton D R, Varma J S, Mathers J C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Despite the recent discovery of four genes responsible for up to 90% of all cases of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), there will still be families in whom predictive testing is not possible. A phenotypic biomarker would therefore be useful. An upwards shift of the proliferative compartment in colonic crypts is reported to be one of the earliest changes in premalignant mucosa. AIMS:...
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