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Mutation and altered expression of beta-catenin during gallbladder carcinogenesis.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Jun 2002
Chang Hee Jin, Jee Chang Do, Kim Woo Ho
Abstract excerpt
Gallbladder carcinoma has two main morphologic developmental pathways: a dysplasia-carcinoma sequence and an adenoma-carcinoma sequence. beta-Catenin is a key regulator of the cadherin-mediated cell adhesion system, and altered expression and mutation of beta-catenin have been identified in many human malignancies. To clarify its role in gallbladder carcinogenesis, we investigated mutation and immunohistochemical...
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