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Mutational analysis of Smad7 in human cervical cancer.
Oncology reports - 1 Apr 2009
Hariharan Ramkumar, Babu Janki Mohan, P Rema, Pillai M Radhakrishna
Abstract excerpt
Our aim was to carry out mutational analysis of Smad7 exon 4 that codes for the Smad7 MH2 domain in human cervical cancer tissues. This study is warranted since genetic abnormalities of components of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)/Smad signaling system have been implicated in a variety of human cancers. Further, Smad7 is an important member of the Smad family that functions as a negative feedback...
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