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APC/CTNNB1 (beta-catenin) pathway alterations in human prostate cancers.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 May 2002
Gerstein Amy V, Almeida Teresa Acosta, Zhao Guojing, Chess Eric, Shih Ie-Ming, Buhler Kent, Pienta Kenneth, Rubin Mark A, Vessella Robert, Papadopoulos Nickolas
Abstract excerpt
Genetic alterations serve as beacons for the involvement of specific pathways in tumorigenesis. It was previously shown that 5% of prostate tumors harbor CTNNB1 mutations, suggesting that this tumor type may involve a deregulated APC/CTNNB1 pathway. To explore this possibility further, we searched for mutations in genes implicated in this pathway in 22 samples that included cell lines, xenografts, and primary...
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