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Loss of imprinting in normal colon mucosa may be a valuable marker for identifying a subgroup of individuals at risk for developing sporadic colorectal cancer ( pages 1276–1280 ).
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Miyaki, M. Imprinting and colorectal cancer. Nat Med 4, 1236–1237 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/3214
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