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Vitamin D receptor deficiency enhances Wnt/β-catenin signaling and tumor burden in colon cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Larriba María Jesús, Ordóñez-Morán Paloma, Chicote Irene, Martín-Fernández Génesis, Puig Isabel, Muñoz Alberto, Pálmer Héctor G
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Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is critical for the initiation and progression of most colon cancers. This activation provokes the accumulation of nuclear β-catenin and the induction of its target genes. Apc(min/+) mice are the most commonly used model for colon cancer. They harb...
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