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Multiple mutations in the Kras gene in colorectal cancer: review of the literature with two case rep...

Multiple mutations in the Kras gene in colorectal cancer: review of the literature with two case rep...

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Multiple mutations in the Kras gene in colorectal cancer: review of the literature with two case reports

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Full title

Multiple mutations in the Kras gene in colorectal cancer: review of the literature with two case reports

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

International journal of colorectal disease, 2011-10, Vol.26 (10), p.1241-1248

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

Purpose
Kras
mutations are negative predictors of anti-EGFR therapy, occurring in 40% of colorectal carcinomas (CRCs). Point substitutions in codon 12 or 13 are the most frequent mutations in
Kras
, but multiple mutations (MMs) in other codons can also develop. Few data exist on MMs with regard to their frequency and the codons and amin...

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Full title

Multiple mutations in the Kras gene in colorectal cancer: review of the literature with two case reports

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_893308732

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_893308732

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ISSN

0179-1958

E-ISSN

1432-1262

DOI

10.1007/s00384-011-1238-0

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