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Loss of heterozygosity: An independent prognostic factor of colorectal cancer

Author(s) -

ShihChing Chang

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

world journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 2219-2840

pISSN - 1007-9327

DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i6.778

Subject(s) - loss of heterozygosity , microsatellite instability , colorectal cancer , carcinogenesis , biology , pathological , rectum , microsatellite , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , cancer research , medicine , gastroenterology , cancer , oncology , allele , gene , genetics , paleontology

Colorectal cancers result from the accumulation of several distinct genetic alterations. This study was to investigate the frequency and prognostic value of loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI) at 14 genetic loci located near or within regions containing important genes implicated in colorectal tumorigenesis.

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