Abstract
It is widely accepted that the adenoma-carcinoma sequence represents the process by which most, if not all, colorectal cancers arise. The evidence supporting this hypothesis has increased rapidly in recent years and the purpose of this article is to review this evidence critically and highlight its clinical significance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 845-60 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | British Journal of Surgery |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2002 |
Keywords
- Adenoma
- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein
- Base Pair Mismatch
- Carcinoma
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Repair
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Expression
- Genes, p53
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Karyotyping
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Mutation