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CDX2, a human homologue of Drosophila caudal, is mutated in both alleles in a replication error positive colorectal cancer.
Oncogene - 6 Aug 1998
Wicking C, Simms L A, Evans T, Walsh M, Chawengsaksophak K, Beck F, Chenevix-Trench G, Young J, Jass J, Leggett B, Wainwright B
Abstract excerpt
The Cdx2 gene is one of three murine homologues of the Drosophila homeobox gene caudal. Mice heterozygous for a null mutation in Cdx2 exhibit a variable phenotype including tail abnormalities, stunted growth and a homeotic shift of vertebrae. Most strikingly, however, 90% of heterozygous mice were reported to develop multiple intestinal adenomatous polyps, most notably in the proximal colon (Chawengsaksophak et...
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