Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Peter Belmont
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50794 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Disease models & mechanisms 20140417 6
Effective treatment options for advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) are limited, survival rates are poor and this disease continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Despite being a highly heterogeneous disease, a large subset of individuals with sporadic CRC typically harbor relatively few established 'driver' lesions. Here, we describe a collection of genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) of sporadic CRC that combine lesions frequently altered in human patients, incl ...[more]