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The Wnt signalling cascade and the adherens junction complex in craniopharyngioma tumorigenesis.
Endocrine pathology - 1 Mar 2015
Preda Veronica, Larkin Sarah J, Karavitaki Niki, Ansorge Olaf, Grossman Ashley B
Abstract excerpt
Craniopharyngiomas are epithelial, sellar tumours with adamantinomatous (aCP) and papillary (pCP) subtypes. The aCP type usually occurs during childhood and pCP in middle-aged adults; aCPs often contain mutations in CTNNB1, encoding β-catenin, a component of the adherens junction and a mediator of Wnt signalling. No such mutational event has been associated with pCPs, where the BRAF gene appears to be more...
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