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PTCH1 mutation is a frequent event in oesophageal basaloid squamous cell carcinoma.
Mutagenesis - 1 Mar 2015
Saito Tsuyoshi, Mitomi Hiroyuki, Imamhasan Abdukadir, Hayashi Takuo, Kurisaki-Arakawa Aiko, Mitani Keiko, Takahashi Michiko, Kajiyama Yoshiaki, Yao Takashi
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Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare and poorly differentiated variant of typical squamous cell carcinoma, and is characterised in part by activation of the Wnt signalling pathway. We previously demonstrated that constitutive activation of the Wnt signalling pathway by epigenetic silencing of secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) is observed in this tumour. Increasing evidence shows that the...
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