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beta-catenin expression pattern in primary oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Relationship with clinicopathologic features and clinical outcome.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Dec 2000
de Castro J, Gamallo C, Palacios J, Moreno-Bueno G, Rodríguez N, Feliu J, González-Barón M
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beta-Catenin has an essential role in intercellular adhesion and signal transduction. beta-catenin functions as a transcriptional activator downstream in the Wnt signalling pathway. Cytoplasmic stabilisation of beta-catenin, mainly due to inactivating mutations of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumour suppressor gene or activating mutations in exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene, can activate this important...
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