Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Activation in Adrenocortical Adenomas Is Frequently due to Somatic CTNNB1-Activating Mutations, Which Are Associated with Larger and Nonsecreting Tumors: A Study in Cortisol-Secreting and -Nonsecreting Tumors
Author(s) -
S. Bonnet,
Sébastien Gaujoux,
Pierre Launay,
Camille Baudry,
Ilham Chokri,
Bruno Ragazzon,
Rossella Libé,
Fernande René-Corail,
Anne Audebourg,
MarieCécile VacherLavenu,
Lionel Groussin,
Xavier Bertagna,
B. Dousset,
Jérôme Bertherat,
Frédérique Tissier
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-1885
Subject(s) - immunohistochemistry , wnt signaling pathway , catenin , pathology , staining , cancer research , biology , medicine , gene , genetics
Abnormal β-catenin immunohistochemistry and mutations of the β-catenin gene (CTNNB1) have been reported in adrenocortical adenomas (ACAs), but the frequencies of these defects and the phenotype of such tumors have not been clearly determined.
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