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Mutation analysis of the Smad3 gene in human ovarian cancers.
International journal of oncology - 1 Nov 1999
Wang D, Kanuma T, Takama F, Mizumuma H, Ibuki Y, Wake N, Mogi A, Shitara Y, Hagiwara K, Takenoshita S
Abstract excerpt
The Smad3 gene is a member of the Smad family, vertebrate homologues of Drosophila Mad, and its gene product is a cytoplasmic element in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling pathway. Mutations in TGF-beta receptors and their cytoplasmic elements of transduction signals commonly accompany various cancers. Using PCR-SSCP analysis we searched for the presence of Smad3 gene mutations in 36 human...
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