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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2014; 03(04): 232-233
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.142994
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A rare case of nonfamilial polyposis coli with immunohistochemical observations with mucin product genes MUC2 and MUC5AC in adenoma-carcinoma progression

Sanjay D. Deshmukh
Department of Pathology, Shrimati Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Siddhi Gaurish Sinai Khandeparkar
Department of Pathology, Shrimati Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Bageshri P. Gogate
Department of Pathology, Shrimati Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Mrunal Kesari
Department of Pathology, Shrimati Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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