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Somatic mutations of the CDC4 (FBXW7) gene in hereditary colorectal tumors.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2009
Miyaki Michiko, Yamaguchi Tatsuro, Iijima Takeru, Takahashi Keiichi, Matsumoto Hiroshi, Mori Takeo
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OBJECTIVES: Cdc4 (Fbxw7) is a potential tumor suppressor that regulates ubiquitination and proteolysis of multiple targets such as cyclin E, c-Myc, c-Jun and Notch. CDC4 mutations were investigated in 194 colorectal carcinomas and adenomas for comparison between sporadic and hereditary cancers. METHODS: Mutations of the CDC4 gene were analyzed by PCR-SSCP and sequencing, and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) was...
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