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Biology of the adenomatous polyposis coli tumor suppressor.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 May 2000
Goss K H, Groden J
Abstract excerpt
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene was first identified as the gene mutated in an inherited syndrome of colon cancer predisposition known as familial adenomatous polyposis coli (FAP). Mutation of APC is also found in 80% of all colorectal adenomas and carcinomas and is one of the earliest mutations in colon cancer progression. Similar to other tumor suppressor genes, both APC alleles are inactivated by...
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