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Elevated expression of p53 in early colon polyps in a pig model of human familial adenomatous polyposis.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Nov 2018
Sikorska Agata, Flisikowska Tatiana, Stachowiak Monika, Kind Alexander, Schnieke Angelika, Flisikowski Krzysztof, Switonski Marek
Abstract excerpt
Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a hereditary predisposition to formation of colon polyps that can progress to colorectal cancer (CRC). The severity of polyposis varies substantially within families bearing the same germline mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) tumour suppressor gene. The progressive step-wise accumulation of genetic events in tumour suppressor genes and oncogenes leads to...
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