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Multiple Roles of APC and its Therapeutic Implications in Colorectal Cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 1 Aug 2017
Zhang Lu, Shay Jerry W
Abstract excerpt
Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is widely accepted as a tumor suppressor gene highly mutated in colorectal cancers (CRC). Mutation and inactivation of this gene is a key and early event almost uniquely observed in colorectal tumorigenesis. Alterations in the APC gene generate truncated gene products, leading to activation of the Wnt signaling pathway and deregulation of multiple other cellular processes. It has...
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