Análisis molecular de las mutaciones de APC en la poliposis adenomatosa familiar y en los carcinomas esporádicos de

S Cottrell1, D Bicknell, L Kaklamanis

  • 1Cancer Genetics Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK.

Lancet (London, England)
|September 12, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

Las mutaciones en el gen de la poliposis adenomatosa coli (APC) están vinculadas a los cánceres de colon. Se identificó una deleción específica de un par de 5 bases en el gen APC tanto en la poliposis adenomatosa familiar como en los tumores esporádicos de colon.

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