Analysis of K-ras codon 12 and TP53 mutations in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Gulnur Zhunussova,
Leyla Djansugurova,
Elmira Khussainova,
Benazir Zhunusbekova,
Georgiy Afonin,
Д. К. Хайдарова,
Marco Matejcic,
M. Iqbal Parker
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samjnew.7886
Subject(s) - colorectal cancer , exon , medicine , genetics , intron , mutation , coding region , carcinoma , polymerase chain reaction , gene , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer , biology
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common types of cancer, affecting 3 - 5% of the global population. K-ras protooncogene and TP53 tumour suppressor gene mutations are among the most common genetic alterations detected in advanced colorectal tumours.
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