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Oncogenic beta-catenin and MMP-7 (matrilysin) cosegregate in late-stage clinical colon cancer.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2002
Ougolkov Andrei V, Yamashita Kaname, Mai Masayoshi, Minamoto Toshinari
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Recent in vitro studies showed that beta-catenin translocated into the tumor cell nucleus functions as an oncogene by transactivating oncogenes, including MMP-7. We conducted a large-scale analysis of beta-catenin and MMP-7 expression in human colon cancer to determine the potential clinical importance of these molecules. METHODS: In 202 colon cancer patients with known postoperative outcomes,...
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