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Decay of driver mutations shapes the landscape of intestinal transformation.
Nature - 1 Jan 2026
Lourenço Filipe C, Sadien Iannish D, Wong Kim, Adler Sam, Sawle Ashley, Santana Leonor Schubert, Hazelwood Lee, Giavara Giada, Nicholson Anna M, Eldridge Matthew D, Maka Noori, Lynch Gerard, McSorley Stephen T, Edwards Joanne, Kemp Richard, Adams David J, Winton Douglas J
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) has traditionally been thought to develop through stepwise mutation of the APC tumour suppressor and other driver genes, coupled with expansion of positively selected clones. However, recent publications show that many premalignant lesions comprise multiple clones expressing different mutant APC proteins1-4. Here, by mediating transformation on different mouse backgrounds containing...
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