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PTEN expression is consistent in colorectal cancer primaries and metastases and associates with patient survival.
Cancer medicine - 1 Aug 2013
Atreya Chloe E, Sangale Zaina, Xu Nafei, Matli Mary R, Tikishvili Eliso, Welbourn William, Stone Steven, Shokat Kevan M, Warren Robert S
Abstract excerpt
Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) negatively regulates the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway. In colorectal cancer (CRC), observed frequencies of loss of PTEN expression, concordant expression in primary tumors and metastases, and the association of PTEN status with outcome vary markedly by detection method. We determined the degree to which PTEN expression is...
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