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Chromosome 17p deletion in human medulloblastoma: a missing checkpoint in the Hedgehog pathway.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 1 Oct 2004
De Smaele Enrico, Di Marcotullio Lucia, Ferretti Elisabetta, Screpanti Isabella, Alesse Edoardo, Gulino Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Although deregulation of Hedgehog signalling is considered to play a crucial oncogenic role and commonly occurrs in medulloblastoma, genetic lesions in components of this pathway are observed in a minority of cases. The recent identification of a novel putative tumor suppressor (REN(KCTD11)) on chromosome 17p13.2, a region most frequently lost in human medulloblastoma, highlights the role of allelic deletion of...
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