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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

Molecular biology

- somatic mutions

Predisposition - Susceptibility

- hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)
- hereditary breast and colorectal cancer phenotype: 1100delC variant of the cell cycle checkpoint kinase CHEK2 gene was present in 18% of 55 families (12690581)

- adenomatous colorectal polyposis

- chronic colitis

Molecular biology

5q21-5q22APC
8p21-

CGH: 16145679

losses4p8p17p18q14q
gains1q7p8qCh.1112p13q17qCh.19Ch.20

Proteomics: 15237920

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References

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