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DCC expression is altered by multiple mechanisms in brain tumours.
Oncogene - 7 Dec 1995
Ekstrand B C, Mansfield T A, Bigner S H, Fearon E R
Abstract excerpt
The DCC (deleted in colorectal cancer) candidate tumor suppressor gene spans greater than 1350 kilobases at chromosomes 18q21.1 and encodes a transmembrane protein of unknown function. Although DCC is expressed in a number of adult tissues, its expression is highest in the brain and we have, therefore, undertaken studies to determine if DCC inactivation might contribute to tumors arising there. Decreased or...
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