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Homozygous deletion of the STK11/LKB1 locus and the generation of novel fusion transcripts in cervical cancer cells.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Mar 2010
McCabe Michael T, Powell Doris R, Zhou Wei, Vertino Paula M
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The STK11/LKB1 gene encodes a ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine kinase that is mutated in multiple sporadic cancers including non-small cell lung carcinomas, pancreatic cancers, and melanomas. LKB1 plays a role in multiple cellular functions including cell growth, cell cycle progression, metabolism, cell polarity, and migration. To date, only a limited number of studies have assessed the status of LKB1 in...
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