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Activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is common in wilms tumor, but rarely through β-catenin mutation and APC promoter methylation.
Pediatric surgery international - 1 Dec 2016
Schweigert Amei, Fischer Carmen, Mayr Doris, von Schweinitz Dietrich, Kappler Roland, Hubertus Jochen
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PURPOSE: The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is known to be crucial for the regulation of embryogenesis and cell differentiation, and its constitutive activation is associated with a wide range of malignancies. There are two major principles for an activated Wnt/β-catenin pathway. The first is caused by the failure of the destruction complex, mainly due to the decreased expression of the tumor suppressor gene adenomatous...
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