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Molecular analysis of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene in sarcomas, hematological malignancies and noncolonic, neoplastic tissues.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Feb 1997
Wada M, Miller C W, Yokota J, Lee E, Mizoguchi H, Koeffler H P
Abstract excerpt
Somatic mutations of the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene have been frequently found in sporadic colorectal tumors, and the frequency of such mutations remain constant as tumors progress from benign adenomas to malignant cancers. Thus the mutations of the APC gene may have a major role in the early development of sporadic colorectal tumors. Whether inactivation of the APC gene accounts for other types of...
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