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Deletion of the WNT Target and Cancer Stem Cell Marker CD44 in Apc(Min/+) Mice Attenuates Intestinal Tumorigenesis
15 May 2008
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of the genes encoding the WNT signaling components adenomatous polyposis coli or beta-catenin plays a critical role in the initiation of colorectal cancer. These mutations cause constitutively active beta-catenin/TCF-mediated transcription, driving the transformation of intestinal crypts to colorectal cancer precursor lesions, called dysplastic aberrant crypt foci. CD44 is a prominent WNT signaling...
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