Clinical Relevance of Telomere Status and Telomerase Activity in Colorectal Cancer.

The role of telomeres and telomerase in colorectal cancer (CRC) is well established as the major driving force in generating chromosomal instability. However, their potential as prognostic markers remains unclear. We investigated the outcome implications of telomeres and telomerase in this tumour ty...

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Main Authors: Tamara Fernández-Marcelo, Andrés Sánchez-Pernaute, Irene Pascua, Carmen De Juan, Jacqueline Head, Antonio-José Torres-García, Pilar Iniesta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4767779?pdf=render