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beta-Catenin status predicts a favorable outcome in childhood medulloblastoma: the United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group Brain Tumour Committee.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Nov 2005
Ellison David W, Onilude Olabisi E, Lindsey Janet C, Lusher Meryl E, Weston Claire L, Taylor Roger E, Pearson Andrew D, Clifford Steven C
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PURPOSE: Identifying pathobiological correlates of clinical behavior or therapeutic response currently represents a key challenge for medulloblastoma research. Nuclear accumulation of the beta-catenin protein is associated with activation of the Wnt/Wg signaling pathway, and mutations affecting components of this pathway have been reported in approximately 15% of sporadic medulloblastomas. We tested the...
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