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A transforming growth factor beta type II receptor gene mutation common in sporadic cecum cancer with microsatellite instability.
Cancer research - 15 Dec 1996
Togo G, Toda N, Kanai F, Kato N, Shiratori Y, Kishi K, Imazeki F, Makuuchi M, Omata M
Abstract excerpt
Mismatch repair genes are the responsible genes for hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer, and mutation of these genes causes replication error (RER). In several RER-positive colon cancer cell lines, mutations of repetitive sequences of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) type II receptor (RII) gene have been reported. Since TGF-beta inhibits cell proliferation, loss of response to TGF-beta is an important...
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