Since reduced DNA repair expression is often present in a field cancerization or a field defect, it is likely to have been an early step in progression to the cancer. More information Cancer, Gene ...
Field cancerization, the spread of a mutant clone that is predisposed to cancer growth prior to tumor growth, can be involved in tumorigenesis in every gastrointestinal compartment. These protumor ...
While the aforementioned studies show clear evidence of field cancerization, the mechanisms by which clones spread and produce a tumorigenic mutant field are not well understood. In glandular ...
Major Finding: Mechanisms of clonal expansion during the estrous cycle can promote mammary field cancerization. Concept: Ductal network remodeling eliminates the majority of mutant clones but supports ...
Mutation of TP53 was the most common and was present in all but two patients. Our data strongly supports the theory of clonal selection and the theory of field cancerization. OSCC often evolves in a ...