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ReviewGene expression2017

Novel Advances in Understanding of Molecular Pathogenesis of Hepatoblastoma: A Wnt/β-Catenin Perspective.

Danielle Bell, Sarangarajan Ranganathan, Junyan Tao, Satdarshan P Monga

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Review in Gene expression, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Insights into the mechanisms of angiogenesis in hepatoblastoma.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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  12. Blastomas of the digestive system in adults: A review.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024
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  19. Lessons in aging from Myc knockout mouse models.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Danielle Bell
Sarangarajan Ranganathan
Junyan Tao
Satdarshan P Monga

Funding

Role of Wnt/Beta-Catenin Signaling in Liver DevelopmentR01DK062277 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Satdarshan Singh Monga · 2004 to 2026
$9.0M
Yap and beta-catenin interactions in liver: Implications in PathophysiologyR01CA204586 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHEN, XIN, MONGA, SATDARSHAN SINGH · 2016 to 2020
$2.1M
Targeting beta-catenin in liver pathology: Novel Interactions, Novel ParadigmsR01DK100287 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MONGA, SATDARSHAN SINGH · 2013 to 2016
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA204586NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK062277NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK100287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatoblastoma is the most common pediatric liver malignancy, typically striking children within the first 3 years of their young lives. While advances in chemotherapy and newer surgical techniques have improved survival in patients with localized disease, unfortunately, for the 25% of patients with metastasis, the overall survival remains poor. These tumors, which are thought to arise from hepatic progenitors or hepatoblasts, hence the name hepatoblastoma, can be categorized by histological subtyping based on their level of cell differentiation. Genomic and histological analysis of human tumor samples has shown exon-3 deletions or missense mutations in gene coding for β-catenin, a downstream effector of the Wnt signaling pathway, in up to 90% of hepatoblastoma cases. The current article will review key aberrations in molecular pathways that are implicated in various subtypes of hepatoblastoma with an emphasis on Wnt signaling. It will also discuss cooperation among components of pathways such as β-catenin and Yes-associated protein in cancer development. Understanding the complex network of molecular signaling in oncogenesis will undoubtedly aid in the discovery of new therapeutics to help combat hepatoblastoma.

Indexed as

beta CateninCell Transformation, NeoplasticExonsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHepatoblastomaHumansLiver NeoplasmsWnt Proteinsbeta CateninWnt Proteins

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PMID27938502
PMCPMC5311458

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