Somatic gene mutations in African Americans may predict worse outcomes in colorectal cancer
Cancer Biomarkers2013Vol. 13(5), pp. 359–366
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Melissa Kang, Xiang Shen, Sangmi Kim, Félix Araújo-Pérez, Joseph A. Galanko, Chris Martin, Robert S. Sandler, Temitope O. Keku
Abstract
Our results suggest that African Americans may have different frequencies of somatic genetic alterations that may partially explain the worse prognosis among African Americans with CRC compared to whites.
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