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APC mutations are infrequent but present in human lung cancer.
Cancer letters - 30 Apr 2004
Ohgaki Hiroko, Kros Johan M, Okamoto Yoshikazu, Gaspert Ariana, Huang Hervé, Kurrer Michael O
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have revealed the presence of beta-catenin mutations in a small subset of human and rat lung carcinomas, suggesting the involvement of the Wnt pathway in pulmonary carcinogenesis. LOH on chromosome 5q (APC locus) is frequent in lung cancer, but previous studies have found no adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutations. In this study, we screened 114 human lung cancer specimens for alterations in the...
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