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Beta-catenin accumulation and gene mutation in exon 3 in dedifferentiated liposarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Sept 2002
Sakamoto Akio, Oda Yoshinao, Adachi Toshisada, Saito Tsuyoshi, Tamiya Sadafumi, Iwamoto Yukihide, Tsuneyoshi Masazumi
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CONTEXT: beta-Catenin is an adhesion molecule that also plays a role in the Wnt signaling pathway. Objective.-To analyze beta-catenin mutation and accumulation in a series of liposarcomas and malignant fibrous histiocytomas. DESIGN: beta-Catenin mutation in exon 3 was studied using polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and direct sequencing analysis in 30 formalin-fixed,...
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