The Dynamics of Telomere Length in Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Lesions

Scientists addressed telomere length (TL) dynamics in primary colorectal cancer (CRC) tumor tissues and corresponding liver metastases. TL was measured by multiplex monochrome real-time qPCR in paired samples of primary tumors and liver metastases along with non-cancerous reference tissues obtained from 51 patients diagnosed with metastatic CRC.