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Restoration of PTEN activity decreases metastases in an orthotopic model of colon cancer.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Oct 2013
Chowdhury Sanjib, Ongchin Melanie, Wan Guanghua, Sharratt Elizabeth, Brattain Michael G, Rajput Ashwani
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BACKGROUND: Mutational loss of tumor suppressor phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) is associated with malignant progression in many cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). PTEN is involved in negatively regulating the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT oncogenic...
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