## BACKGROUND. The majority of colorectal carcinomas, if not all, arise from a benign adenoma. The DNA of the carcinomatous cells frequently has mutations in several genes. However, it is not exactly clear when during the neoplastic process each mutation develops. An adenoma with an area of in sit
K-ras activation in colorectal tumors from patients with familial polyposis coli
β Scribed by Masayuki Sasaki; Kenji Sugio; Takehiko Sasazuki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 306 KB
- Volume
- 65
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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