Significance of differential expression of thymidylate synthase in normal and primary tumor tissues from patients with colorectal cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The role of thymidylate synthase (TS) is essential as a key rate-limiting enzyme in DNA synthesis. It is the primary target of fluorouracil and its derivates in colorectal cancer. In this study, TS mRNA expression was examined in primary tumor and normal tissues...

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Main Authors: Hua Yawei, Wei Bing, Guo Hongqiang, Jia Yanzhao, Xia Qingxin, Liu Yanyan, Yang Shujun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/4/1/33