Article
Fas/CD95 Deficiency in ApcMin/+ Mice Increases Intestinal Tumor Burden
4 Feb 2010
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fas, a member of the tumor necrosis family, is responsible for initiating the apoptotic pathway when bound to its ligand, Fas-L. Defects in the Fas-mediated apoptotic pathway have been reported in colorectal cancer. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In the present study, a variant of the Apc(Min/+) mouse, a model for the human condition, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), was generated with an...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
