-catenin plays a fundamental role in the regulation of the E-cadherin-catenin cell adhesion complex. It also functions in growth signalling events, independently of the cadherincatenin complex, and these signalling pathways are disturbed in colorectal cancer. Mutations in either the APC or -cateni
Expression of sFRP-4 and β-catenin in human colorectal carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Qian Feng Han; Wenying Zhao; Jacky Bentel; Anne-Marie Shearwood; Nik Zeps; David Joseph; Barry Iacopetta; Arun Dharmarajan
- Book ID
- 116333596
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 313 KB
- Volume
- 231
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3835
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