Frameshift mutations of Wnt pathway genes AXIN2 and TCF7L2 in gastric carcinomas with high microsatellite instability

Human Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-64

  Kim, Min Sung ^a   Kim, Sung Soo ^a   Ahn, Chang Hyeok ^a   Yoo, Nam Jin ^a   Lee, Sug Hyung ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AXIN2; Gastric cancer; Microsatellite instability; Mutation; TCF7L2; Wnt

Indexed keywords

WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AXIN2 GENE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXON; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TCF7L2 GENE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

CARCINOMA; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 56249140407     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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