The highly significant association of PTEN deletion/haploinsufficiency with CRC cases that have prominent CSC-like zones implicates lower levels of the PTEN protein and consequently differential modulation of AKT kinase activity as one trigger for the CSC-like phenotype.
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A Transition Zone Showing Highly Discontinuous or Alternating Levels of Stem Cell and Proliferation Markers Characterizes the Development of PTEN-Haploinsufficient Colorectal Cancer.
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