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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
The Cdx2 gene is one of three murine homologues of the Drosophila homeobox gene caudal. Mice heterozygous for a null mutation in Cdx2 exhibit a variable phenotype including tail abnormalities, stunted growth and a homeotic shift of vertebrae. Most strikingly, however, 90% of heterozygous mice were reported to develop multiple intestinal adenomatous polyps, most notably in the proximal colon (Chawengsaksophak et al., 1997). These observations led us to propose that mutation of CDX2 may be involved in the genesis of some human colorectal tumours. A survey of DNA from 85 colorectal tumours revealed that one with extensive microsatellite instability (RER+ phenotype) has mutations in both alleles of CDX2. Both mutations occur in coding regions which contain repetitive elements and are consistent with those found in RER + tumours.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
657-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
CDX2, a human homologue of Drosophila caudal, is mutated in both alleles in a replication error positive colorectal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't