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Hepatocellular carcinoma development induced by conditional beta-catenin activation in Lkb1+/- mice.
Cancer science - 1 Nov 2009
Miyoshi Hiroyuki, Deguchi Atsuko, Nakau Masayuki, Kojima Yasushi, Mori Akira, Oshima Masanobu, Aoki Masahiro, Taketo Makoto Mark
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The development of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) appears to be a multistep process that takes several decades in humans. However, the identities of specific gene alterations and their contribution to HCC pathogenesis remain poorly understood. We previously reported that Lkb1(+/-) mice spontaneously develop multiple hepatic nodular foci (NdFc) followed by HCC, and that the conditional activation of beta-catenin...
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