Field Of Vision
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2013; 5(3): 43-49
Published online Mar 15, 2013. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v5.i3.43
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Figure 1 Roles of DNA damage, reduced DNA repair and epigenetic alterations in a field defect in progression to cancer.
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Figure 2 Schematic of a field defect in progression to cancer.
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Figure 3 Human colon resection about 17 cm long, opened longitudinally to show inner epithelium, with cancer in center of inner surface.
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Figure 4 Reduced expression of DNA repair proteins ERCC1 and PMS2 and lack of reduction of DNA repair protein KU86 at distances up to 10 cm from an adenocarcinoma in a colon resection (graphed here from data reported on one of 8 similarly affected colon resections). ADCA: Adenocarcinoma.