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Netrin-1 controls colorectal tumorigenesis by regulating apoptosis.
Nature - 2 Sept 2004
Mazelin Laetitia, Bernet Agnès, Bonod-Bidaud Christelle, Pays Laurent, Arnaud Ségolène, Gespach Christian, Bredesen Dale E, Scoazec Jean-Yves, Mehlen Patrick
Abstract excerpt
The expression of the protein DCC (deleted in colorectal cancer) is lost or markedly reduced in numerous cancers and in the majority of colorectal cancers due to loss of heterozygosity in chromosome 18q, and has therefore been proposed to be a tumour suppressor. However, the rarity of mutations found in DCC, the lack of cancer predisposition of DCC mutant mice, and the presence of other tumour suppressor genes in...
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