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Activation of the beta-catenin gene by interstitial deletions involving exon 3 as an early event in colorectal tumorigenesis.
Cancer letters - 16 Oct 2000
Murata M, Iwao K, Miyoshi Y, Nagasawa Y, Yabu M, Himeno S, Imanishi K, Ohsawa M, Wada H, Tominaga S, Shimano T, Kobayashi T, Nakamura Y
Abstract excerpt
beta-Catenin has been identified as an oncogene in several tumors including colorectal cancers. beta-Catenin gene is activated by interstitial deletions involving exon 3 in colorectal carcinomas of Japanese population, in contrast to amino acid substitutions detected among Caucasian population. The aim of this study was to examine the type and frequency of beta-catenin gene mutation during early stages of...
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