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Stromal interaction molecule 2 (STIM2) is frequently overexpressed in colorectal tumors and confers a tumor cell growth suppressor phenotype.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2012
Aytes Alvaro, Molleví David G, Martinez-Iniesta Maria, Nadal Marga, Vidal August, Morales Albert, Salazar Ramón, Capellà Gabriel, Villanueva Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Allelic imbalances at chromosome 4p have been largely documented in many different tumor types. In colorectal cancer, loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 4p15 has been associated with tumor aggressiveness and poor patient outcome, however no target genes in the region have been identified to date. Since stromal interaction molecule 2 (STIM2) is located at 4p15.2 and has been proposed as a candidate gene for this...
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