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Three novel mutations of APC gene in Chinese patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Aug 2016
Liu Qi, Li Xiaoxia, Li Sen, Qu Shengqiang, Wang Yu, Tang Qingzhu, Ma Hongwei, Luo Yang
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of hundreds to thousands of colonic adenomas and an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), encoding a large multidomain protein involved in antagonizing the Wnt signaling pathway, has been identified as the main causative gene responsible for FAP. In this study, we identified...
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