Non-involvement of ras mutations in flat colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
β Scribed by Takahiro Fujimori; Kazuhiro Satonaka; Yuka Yamamura-Idei; Kou Nagasako; Sakan Maeda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 988 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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β¦ Synopsis
Ras gene mutations occur relatively early during colorectal tumor development and have been observed in 40-509'0 of malignant colorectal tumors. Advances in endoscopic techniques have made it possible to detect small, flat colorectal tumors that could not be detected by standard examinations. To determine whether ras gene mutations are also involved in the genesis of small, flat colorectal tumors, we examined ras
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