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Analysis of somatic APC mutations in rare extracolonic tumors of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis coli.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Oct 2004
Bläker Hendrik, Sutter Christian, Kadmon Martina, Otto Herwart F, Von Knebel-Doeberitz Magnus, Gebert Johannes, Helmke Burkhard M
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Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis coli (FAP) carry heterozygous mutations of the APC gene. At a young age, these patients develop multiple colorectal adenomas that consistently display a second somatic mutation in the remaining APC wild-type allele. Inactivation of APC leads to impaired degradation of beta-catenin, thereby promoting continuous cell-cycle progression. The role of APC inactivation in...
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