Article
[Basic molecular biology of colon and rectal carcinoma--when differential diagnosis?].
Langenbecks Archiv fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie. Kongress - 1 Jan 1998
Schackert H K, Kruppa C, Hahn M
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in Western populations, striking both women and men at approximately equal rates. A genetic basis for the development of cancer has already been suggested by Karl Heinrich Bauer in 1928 but only since the advancement of molecular biology d...
Topics
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Risk Factors
- Sensitivity and Specificity
