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Reduced level of smoothened suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis by down-regulation of Wnt signaling.
Gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2009
Arimura Sumimasa, Matsunaga Akihiro, Kitamura Takanori, Aoki Koji, Aoki Masahiro, Taketo Makoto M
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway regulates development and progression of several types of cancer, its involvement in colon cancer remains unclear. We aimed to clarify the roles of Hh signaling in intestinal tumorigenesis. METHODS: We studied expression of the Hh signaling components in the intestinal tumors of Apc(+/Delta716) mouse, a model for familial adenomatous polyposis. We used small...
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