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Mutant CTNNB1 and histological heterogeneity define metabolic subtypes of hepatoblastoma.
EMBO molecular medicine - 1 Nov 2017
Crippa Stefania, Ancey Pierre-Benoit, Vazquez Jessica, Angelino Paolo, Rougemont Anne-Laure, Guettier Catherine, Zoete Vincent, Delorenzi Mauro, Michielin Olivier, Meylan Etienne
Abstract excerpt
Hepatoblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric liver cancer. Histological evaluation of tumor biopsies is used to distinguish among the different subtypes of hepatoblastoma, with fetal and embryonal representing the two main epithelial components. With frequent CTNNB1 mutations, hepatoblastoma is a Wnt/β-catenin-driven malignancy. Considering that Wnt activation has been associated with tumor metabolic...
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