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[Structure and function of DCC (deleted in colorectal cancer) gene and its product].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Apr 1996
Aoyama N, Minami R, Fujimori T, Maeda S
Abstract excerpt
The DCC gene is one of several genes altered during tumorigenesis. Recent studies demonstrate the existence of 29 exons and it spans 1.4 Mb. DCC gene is a candidate tumor-suppressor gene encoding a protein with a sequence similarity to cell adhesion molecule. Although the mutation of DCC gene was few, high incidence of LOH and decreased mRNA expression in colorectal cancer especially with hepatic metastasis was...
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