Colorectal cancer and genetic alterations in the Wnt pathway.

In colorectal tumours, Wnt pathway genetics continues to be dominated by mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. Germline mutations cause familial adenomatous polyposis and at least two-thirds of sporadic colorectal tumours also acquire APC mutations, quite possibly as the initiating...

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Main Authors: Segditsas, S, Tomlinson, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006