1993
Prognostic significance of K-ras mutations in colorectal carcinoma
Benhattar J, Losi L, Chaubert P, Givel J, Costa J. Prognostic significance of K-ras mutations in colorectal carcinoma. Gastroenterology 1993, 104: 1044-1048. PMID: 8462792, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(93)90272-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsPrognostic significanceColorectal carcinomaK-ras geneRecurrent diseaseCodon 12Good prognostic factorAdvanced colorectal carcinomaPossible prognostic significanceHuman colorectal carcinomaPolymerase chain reaction-based techniquesDukes' BPrognostic factorsColorectal cancerPrimary tumorOverall prevalenceHigh riskPatientsRas mutationsCarcinomaHuman tumorsTumorsDiseasePrevalenceGGT
1992
Stability of K-ras mutations throughout the natural history of human colorectal cancer
Losi L, Benhattar J, Costa J. Stability of K-ras mutations throughout the natural history of human colorectal cancer. European Journal Of Cancer 1992, 28: 1115-1120. PMID: 1627381, DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(92)90468-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsK-ras mutationsPrimary tumorRas mutationsNatural historyColorectal cancerTumor markersStable tumor markerHuman colorectal cancerDistant recurrenceRecurrent cancerRecurrent tumorsPolymerase chain reactionColorectal carcinomaCodon 12TumorsArchival tissueCancerChain reactionAllele-specific amplificationPatientsRecurrenceMarkersMutationsCarcinomaDisease