[We anticipate: (a) that new genes predisposing to colon tumours, including those conferring relatively minor risks, will be characterised; (b) genes and proteins important in invasion and metastasis will be identified; (c) the network of protein interactions in which molecules such as APC are involved will be elucidated; (d) large-scale studies of somatic mutations in tumours will provide accurate predictions of prognosis and suggest optimal therapeutic regimens; and (e) new potential targets for therapy will be identified.]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Gene-disease associations inferred from text-mining the literature.
DisGeNET evidence - LITERATURE