Association between aberrant APC promoter methylation and breast cancer pathogenesis: a meta-analysis of 35 observational studies

Background. Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is widely known as an antagonist of the Wnt signaling pathway via the inactivation of β-catenin. An increasing number of studies have reported that APC methylation contributes to the predisposition to breast cancer (BC). However, recent studies have yield...

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Main Authors: Dan Zhou, Weiwei Tang, Wenyi Wang, Xiaoyan Pan, Han-Xiang An, Yun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-07-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
APC
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2203.pdf