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Downregulation of the hedgehog receptor PTCH1 in colorectal serrated adenocarcinomas is not caused by PTCH1 mutations.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2011
Stefanius Karoliina, Kantola Tiina, Tuomisto Anne, Vahteristo Pia, Karttunen Tuomo J, Aaltonen Lauri A, Mäkinen Markus J, Karhu Auli
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal serrated adenocarcinoma forms about 15-20% of colorectal carcinomas. We have previously shown that downregulation of PTCH1 is distinctive for this type of colorectal cancer. In several other tumor types, somatic inactivating PTCH1 mutations have been shown to lead to aberrant Hedgehog signaling, but in colorectal cancer the role of PTCH1 mutations has not been thoroughly studied. Here, we have analyzed...
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