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Mechanisms of APC-driven tumorigenesis: lessons from mouse models.
Cytogenetics and cell genetics - 1 Jan 1999
Fodde R, Smits R, Hofland N, Kielman M, Meera Khan P
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer still represents one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among Western populations. The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, originally identified as the gene responsible for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), an inherited predisposition to multiple colorectal tumors, is now considered as the true "gatekeeper" of colonic epithelial proliferation. It is mutated in the vast...
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