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Several reports suggest that a subset of HP may represent precursor lesions of some colorectal cancers.

Second, intergenic matches may represent precursor sequences of de novo gene generation events (Wu et al. 2011).

We suspect that 454 ESTs may represent precursor RNAs, such as pre-miRNA and pre-snoRNAs, which are known to be polyadenylated [ 25- 27], since our RNA preparation was done using a polyA-dependent method.

Likewise, the calcium-containing nanoparticles or granulations seen here may represent precursors deployed for the purpose of tissue calcification, when needed.

The ultimate goal was to extend our observations to liver cells that may represent precursors in the process of hepatic carcinogenesis.

It is conceivable that this population of cells may represent precursors of T-LGL leukemia.

Accordingly, we speculate that the small cells may represent precursors of the larger, more mature cells, which eventually become senescent.

Chen et al. used high-resolution CT and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) to identify asymptomatic, preclinical forms of RA-ILD that may represent precursors to more severe fibrotic lung disease and concluded that patients with RA-ILD were older and had longer disease duration, higher articular disease activity, and more significant PFT abnormalities [ 27].

Although not identified as true PGRS-containing PE genes, all five these genes form part of sublineage V (the PGRS-containing sublineage) and may therefore represent precursors to the PE_PGRS sequences.

We argue that the middle temporal (MT) cortical region does not confer us the full phenomenic depth of motion perception, although it may represent a precursor stage in building our subjective sense of visual motion.

This type of selection may have stabilized the host/parasite relationship and may represent the precursor stage to the mitochondria-dependent apoptotic machinery 64.