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Analysis of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene in childhood and adolescent germ cell tumors.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Mar 2011
Okpanyi Vera, Schneider Dominik T, Zahn Susanne, Sievers Sonja, Calaminus Gabriele, Nicholson James C, Palmer Roger D, Leuschner Ivo, Borkhardt Arndt, Schönberger Stefan
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BACKGROUND: Aberrant Wnt signaling due to deregulation of Wnt regulators is implicated in the development and progression of numerous embryonal tumors. This study addresses the questions if activation of Wnt signaling in germ cell tumors (GCTs) arising during childhood and adolescence is associated with aberrations of the tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), and whether APC aberrations might be...
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