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Small interfering RNAs directed against beta-catenin inhibit the in vitro and in vivo growth of colon cancer cells.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Apr 2003
Verma Udit N, Surabhi Rama M, Schmaltieg Aurelia, Becerra Carlos, Gaynor Richard B
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The beta-catenin and APC genes are key components of the Wnt signaling pathway. Mutation of these genes results in increased levels of the beta-catenin protein, which is associated with enhanced cellular proliferation and the development of both colon polyps and colon cancer. Recently, a techniqu...
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