The CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal cancer : studies on risk and prognosis

Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common malignancy in developed countries. The mortality is high, with nearly half of patients dying from the disease. The primary treatment of CRC is surgery, and decisions about additional treatment with chemotherapy are based mainly on tumor st...

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Main Author: Dahlin, Anna
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Patologi 2011
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-41270
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-177-4

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