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Study of the APC gene function in the mouse APC+/APC1638N model.
Neuro endocrinology letters - 1 Jan 2012
Adamcikova Zuzana, Wachsmannova Lenka, Hainova Katarina, Stevurkova Viola, Holec Vladimir, Ciernikova Sona, Cierna Zuzana, Janega Pavol, Babal Pavel, Mego Michal, Zajac Vladimir
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the presence of hundreds to thousands of benign polyps in the colon. If not removed prophylactically they represent a risk of developing malignant cancer with an almost 100% penentrance. FAP is induced by germline mutation in the APC gene. Tumorigenesis launched a second somatic mutation of APC gene allele, leading...
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