High Prevalence of Fatty Acid Synthase Expression in Colorectal Cancers in Middle Eastern Patients and Its Potential Role as a Therapeutic Target

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OBJECTIVES: Many human epithelial cancers, particularly those with a poor prognosis, express high levels of fatty acid synthase (FASN), a key metabolic enzyme linked to synthesis of membrane phospholipids in cancer cells. Overexpression of FASN is linked with activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3'-kinase (PI3 K)/AKT pathway. However, the role of FASN in colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been fully elucidated. We...

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