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Detection and analysis of ?-catenin mutations in prostate cancer
1 Jan 2000
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BACKGROUND: E-cadherin and alpha-catenin are components of adherens junctions which mediate calcium-dependent, cell-cell adhesion in a homotypic manner. Both these molecules have been defined as useful tumor markers as their altered expression correlates with increased tumor aggressiveness and dedifferentiation. More recently, alterations of a third component of adherens junctions, beta-catenin, have been...
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