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Loss of Activin Receptor Type 1B Accelerates Development of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms in Mice With Activated KRAS.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2016
Qiu Wanglong, Tang Sophia M, Lee Sohyae, Turk Andrew T, Sireci Anthony N, Qiu Anne, Rose Christian, Xie Chuangao, Kitajewski Jan, Wen Hui-Ju, Crawford Howard C, Sims Peter A, Hruban Ralph H, Remotti Helen E, Su Gloria H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Activin, a member of the transforming growth factor-β (TGFB) family, might be involved in pancreatic tumorigenesis, similar to other members of the TGFB family. Human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas contain somatic mutations in the activin A receptor type IB (ACVR1B) gene, indicating that ACVR1B could be a suppressor of pancreatic tumorigenesis. METHODS: We disrupted Acvr1b specifically in...
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