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Androgen, progesterone and estrogen receptors were analyzed in 12 primary colonic cancers and 16 primary rectal cancers. Androgen and progesterone receptors were positive in some colonic cancers and rectal carcinomas; however, none of the specimens analyzed showed estradiol receptor.
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This research was performed under CNR Project “Controllo della Crescita Neoplastica”.
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d'Istria, M., Fasano, S., Catuogno, F. et al. Androgen and progesterone receptors in colonic and rectal cancers. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 263–265 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553034
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