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PTEN expression and mutation in colorectal carcinomas.
Oncology reports - 1 Oct 2009
Li Xiao-Han, Zheng Hua-Chuan, Takahashi Hiroyuki, Masuda Shinji, Yang Xiang-Hong, Takano Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
The phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) tumor suppressor is a phosphatase that antagonizes the phosphoinositol-3-kinase/AKT signaling pathway and suppresses cell survival as well as cell proliferation. To investigate the molecular role of PTEN expression and mutation in colorectal carcinomas, we performed immunohistochemistry to detect PTEN expression on tissue microarray containing...
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