Mechanisms of intestinal tumorigenesis resulting from APC mutations
Colorectal cancer typically arises through the sequential accumulation of mutations in different genes. Mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene are thought to be the initiating step in this sequence of events and are found in the majority of early colorectal tumours. Investigation of...
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University College London (University of London)
2008
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505234 |