Genetics of hereditary colon cancer: a model for prevention.

Article

Genetics of hereditary colon cancer: a model for prevention.

Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie - 1 Oct 1998

Stern H, Lagarde A

Abstract excerpt

Accompanying the explosion of genetic information about cancer is the technology to allow a better understanding of carcinogenesis and tools that can be exploited in the diagnosis and management of cancers. The familial forms of colorectal cancer, including familial adenomatous polyposis and here...

Topics

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Biomarkers, Tumor
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
DNA-Binding Proteins
Genes, APC
Genetic Testing
Humans
MutS Homolog 2 Protein
Mutation
Proto-Oncogene Proteins

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