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[Biology and signaling pathways involved in the oncogenesis of desmoid tumors].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Mar 2020
Salas Sébastien, Chibon Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
Desmoid tumors (TDs) are derived from mesenchymal stem cells and their pathogenesis is strongly linked to the Wingless/Wnt cascade where the deregulation of β-catenin plays a major role. A mutation of the CTNNB1 encoding β-catenin is found in the majority of sporadic TD cases and constitutional mutations of APC have been described in heritable forms in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). Estrogens...
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