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Axin, the main component of the Wnt signaling pathway, is not mutated in kidney tumors in children.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Apr 2002
Miao Jiangyong, Kusafuka Takeshi, Udatsu Yuko, Okada Akira
Abstract excerpt
The Wnt signaling pathway is essential for embryonic development and can be involved in tumorigenesis when aberrantly activated. In a subset of Wilms' tumors, beta-catenin mutations have been identified, and this suggested that abnormally activated Wnt signaling may contribute to tumorigenesis of this tumor. Because Axin has been recognized as a main component of Wnt signaling, and its mutations were reported in...
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