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Activation-induced cytidine deaminase links between inflammation and the development of colitis-associated colorectal cancers.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2008
Endo Yoko, Marusawa Hiroyuki, Kou Tadayuki, Nakase Hiroshi, Fujii Shigehiko, Fujimori Takahiro, Kinoshita Kazuo, Honjo Tasuku, Chiba Tsutomu
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) was originally identified as an inducer of somatic hypermutations in the immunoglobulin gene. We recently revealed that ectopic AID expression serves as a link between the cellular editing machinery and high mutation frequencies, leading to human cancer development. In the current study, we investigated whether AID might contribute to the development...
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