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Downregulation of SFRP1 is a protumorigenic event in hepatoblastoma and correlates with beta-catenin mutations.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 May 2020
Regel Ivonne, Eichenmüller Melanie, Mahajan Ujjwal Mukund, Hagl Beate, Benitz Simone, Häberle Beate, Vokuhl Christian, von Schweinitz Dietrich, Kappler Roland
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BACKGROUND: Hepatoblastoma (HB) and pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are the most common malignant liver tumors in childhood. Both tumor types exhibit genetic and epigenetic alterations in the WNT/β-catenin signaling pathway, which is a key regulator of liver progenitor cells in embryonic development. The tumors demonstrate a high rate of β-catenin mutations and gene expression changes of several WNT...
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