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Frequent mutations in the beta-catenin gene in desmoid tumors from patients without familial adenomatous polyposis.
Oncology research - 1 Jan 1998
Miyoshi Y, Iwao K, Nawa G, Yoshikawa H, Ochi T, Nakamura Y
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the APC gene contribute to development of sporadic desmoid tumors as well as to the hereditary tumors that usually accompany familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutations cause an intracellular accumulation of beta-catenin that results in abnormal signaling in the wnt/wingless pathway. Mutations of the beta-catenin gene itself have also been noted in several types...
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