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The bone morphogenetic protein pathway is inactivated in the majority of sporadic colorectal cancers.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2008
Kodach Liudmila L, Wiercinska Eliza, de Miranda Noel F C C, Bleuming Sylvia A, Musler Alex R, Peppelenbosch Maikel P, Dekker Evelien, van den Brink Gijs R, van Noesel Carel J M, Morreau Hans, Hommes Daniel W, Ten Dijke Peter, Offerhaus G Johan A, Hardwick James C H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The finding of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) receptor 1a mutations in juvenile polyposis suggests that BMPs are important in colorectal cancer (CRC). We investigated the BMP pathway in sporadic CRC. METHODS: We investigated BMP receptor (BMPR) expression using immunoblotting and sequenced BMPR2 in CRC cell lines. We assessed the expression of BMPRs, SMAD4, and pSMAD1/5/8 in 72 sporadic CRCs...
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