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