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Colon Carcinoma

Known as: Colon Cancer, Carcinoma of Colon, Colonic Carcinoma 
Cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Most colon cancers are adenocarcinomas (cancers that begin… 
National Institutes of Health

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APC geneAdenomatous Polyposis ColiBCL10 geneBCL10 wt Allele

Broader (6)

Colonic NeoplasmsGastrointestinal carcinomaMalignant NeoplasmsMalignant neoplasm of colon with rectum

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A Pilot Study of CTLA-4 Blockade after Cancer Vaccine Failure in Patients with Advanced Malignancy
Purpose: Eleven patients with progressive advanced malignancy after administration of a cancer vaccine received a fully human… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Potential Role of Microsomal Prostaglandin E Synthase-1 in Tumorigenesis*
Microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) is a stimulus-inducible enzyme that functions downstream of cyclooxygenase (COX… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Syndecan-2 Mediates Adhesion and Proliferation of Colon Carcinoma Cells*
Syndecan-2 is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan whose function at the cell surface is unclear. In this study, we… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Dendritic cells modified to express CD40 ligand elicit therapeutic immunity against preexisting murine tumors.
CD40 ligand (CD40L) is essential for the initiation of antigen-specific T-cell responses. This study is based on the hypothesis… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Comparison of immunohistochemistry and RT‐PCR for detection of CD44v‐expression, a new prognostic factor in human breast cancer
In different human tumors, splice variants of the surface glycoprotein CD44 (CD44v) are correlated with advanced stages of tumor… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Binding of mismatched microsatellite DNA sequences by the human MSH2 protein.
Alteration of the human mismatch repair gene hMSH2 has been linked to the microsatellite DNA instability found in hereditary… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Overexpression of protein kinase C in HT29 colon cancer cells causes growth inhibition and tumor suppression
By using a retrovirus-derived vector system, we generated derivatives of the human colon cancer cell line HT29 that stably… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dietary factors in colon cancer: international relationships.
The relationship between dietary factors and mortality from colon cancer was explored by an analysis of the correlation between… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Serum cholesterol and mortality in a Japanese-American population: the Honolulu Heart program.
The authors have examined the relation of baseline serum cholesterol level to subsequent 9-year mortality in a cohort of Japanese… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Steroid hormone receptors in human colon cancers
Tumors from patients with primary colon cancer were studied for the presence of steroid hormone receptors for estrogen (E2… 
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