InhaltsangabeSection One - Epidemiology and Models of Colorectal Cancer Chapter 1. Colorectal Cancer - Epidemiology. John D. Potter and David Hunter. Chapter 2. Mouse Models of Intestinal Cancer. Erin M. Perchiniak and Joanna Groden. Section Two Pathways to Colorectal Cancer Chapter 3. The Chromosomal Instability Pathway and APC Gene Mutation in Colorectal Cancer. Robert Gryfe and Steven Gallinger. Chapter 4. DNA Methylation in Colorectal Cancer: multiple facets of tumorigenesis. Joanne P. Young and Peter W. Laird. Chapter 5. Pathways and Pathology. Jeremy R Jass Section Three - Germline Susceptibility - Mendelian and Other Syndromes Chapter 6. Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. Julian A. Sanchez, Graham Casey, and James M. Church. Chapter 7. DNA Mismatch Repair and the Lynch Syndrome. Brittany C. Thomas, Matthew J. Ferber, and Noralane M. Lindor. Chapter 8. Other Syndromes Chapter 8.1. MUTYH-Associated Polyposis (MAP). Spring Holter and Steven Gallinger. Chapter 8.2. Familial Colorectal Cancer Type X. Noralane M Lindor. Chapter 8.3. Families with Serrated Neoplasia of the Colon. Joanne Young. Chapter 8.4. Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. Douglas L. Riegert-Johnson and Lisa A. Boardman. Chapter 8.5. Juvenile Polyposis. Kara A. Mensink, Jeremy R. Jass, and Noralane M. Lindor. Chapter 8.6. BLM mutation and Colorectal Cancer Susceptibility. Beatriz Russell and Joanna Groden Chapter 8.7. The Role of p53 in Colorectal Cancer. Serena Masciari and Sapna Syngal. Chapter 8.8. Chromosomes 8q24 and 9p24: Associations with Colorectal Cancer. John D Potter Section Four - Germline Susceptibility - Gene-Environment Interactions Chapter 9. Genetic Variability in Folate Mediated One-Carbon Metabolism and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia. Amy Y. Liu and Cornelia M. Ulrich. Chapter 10. Genetic Variability in NSAID targets and NSAID-metabolizing Enzymes and Colorectal Neoplasia. Elizabeth M. Poole, James T. Cross, John D. Potter, and Cornelia M. Ulrich. Chapter 11. The Role of Chemical Carcinogens and their Biotransformation in Colorectal Cancer. Loïc Le Marchand Chapter 12. Calcium and Vitamin D in Colorectal Cancer. Roberd M. Bostick, Michael Goodman, and Eduard Sidelnikov