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JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY
卷 73, 期 2, 页码 131-134出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-4597-3
关键词
APC; AXIN1; CTNNB1; GSK3B; pituitary adenoma; Wnt
We analyzed mutation of the APC, AXIN1, and GSK3 genes in 14 pituitary adenomas with abnormal nuclear accumulations of CTNNB1. These tumors did not harbor mutation of the CTNNB1 gene. The genes analyzed encode proteins associated with ubiquitin-mediated degradation of CTNNB1. Although the regions encoding functional domains of these protein products were analyzed, no significant genetic alterations were found. Furthermore, the antibody for the C-terminus of APC detected normal expression of the APC protein in these pituitary adenomas. Our present results imply that an unknown mechanism(s) accelerates the accumulation of CTNNB1 that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of human pituitary adenomas. However, the possibility that mutation of regions outside of our survey or epigenetic mechanism play an important role cannot be excluded.
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