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F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 regulates intestinal cell lineage commitment and is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2010
Sancho Rocio, Jandke Anett, Davis Hayley, Diefenbacher Markus E, Tomlinson Ian, Behrens Axel
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The E3 ubiquitin ligase F-box and WD repeat domain-containing 7 (Fbw7) degrades several proto-oncogenes including c-Myc, cyclinE, Notch1, and c-Jun. Fbw7 is the fourth most frequently mutated gene in human colorectal carcinomas and has recently been described as a poor prognosis marker in human colorectal carcinoma; however, the molecular mechanism underlying fbw7 mutations in intestinal tumor...
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