Colorectal cancer carcinogenesis: a review of mechanisms

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women and the third most common in men globally. CRC arises from one or a combination of chromosomal instability, CpG island methylator phenotype, and microsatellite instability. Genetic instability is usually caused by aneuploidy and loss...

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Main Authors: Kanwal Tariq, Kulsoom Ghias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2016-03-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/913