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Altered T-Cell Balance in Lymphoid Organs of a Mouse Model of Colorectal Cancer.
The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry : official journal of the Histochemistry Society - 1 Dec 2016
Tanner Scott M, Daft Joseph G, Hill Stephanie A, Martin Colin A, Lorenz Robin G
Abstract excerpt
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is a known tumor suppressor gene, and mice with mutations in Apc (ApcMin/+) spontaneously form multiple intestinal neoplasms. In this model of human colorectal cancer (CRC), it has been reported that CD4+ T-cell-derived interleukin 17 (IL-17) promotes intestinal tumor development, but it is not known if the Apc mutation actually directly alters T-cell function and...
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