Molecular biology of colorectal cancer and clinical consequences for colorectal cancer syndromes.

doi:10.1007/s004230050150

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Molecular biology of colorectal cancer and clinical consequences for colorectal cancer syndromes.

Langenbeck's archives of surgery - 1 Dec 1998

Hahn M, Koufaki O N, Schackert H K

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Because of the accomplishments in biotechnical research in the past few decades our knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis has grown rapidly. Colorectal cancer has been one of the most intensively investigated tumor entities, and it seems to be well established that colorectal...

Topics

Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Genes, Tumor Suppressor
Genetic Testing
Humans
Mutation
Oncogenes

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