Gastroenterology
December 2012
Background & Aims: Mutations in components of the Wnt signaling pathway, including β-catenin and AXIN1, are found in more than 50% of human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). Disruption of Axin1 causes embryonic lethality in mice. We generated mice with conditional disruption of Axin1 to study its function specifically in adult liver.
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