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Review
. 2015 Apr 9;6(4):e84.
doi: 10.1038/ctg.2015.12.

Genetics of the serrated pathway to colorectal cancer

Dmitriy Kedrin  1 , Manish K Gala  1
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Review

Genetics of the serrated pathway to colorectal cancer

Dmitriy Kedrin et al. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Guarantor of the article: Manish K. Gala, MD. Specific author contributions: Manish K. Gala is a co-founder and has equity in New Amsterdam Genomics, Inc. This review was not funded by New Amsterdam Genomics Inc. Dmitriy Kedrin declares no conflict of interest. Financial support: None. Potential competing interests: None.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Serrated Pathway to Colorectal Cancer. Schematic comparing the mutational changes involved from normal mucosa to colorectal cancer. The top half represents the conventional pathway to colorectal cancer, with the most frequent mutational events described. The bottom half demonstrates common events in the serrated pathway.
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