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It is generally believed that human cancers may arise as the result of an accumulation of mutations in genes and subsequent clonal selection of variant progeny with increasingly aggressive behaviors. Also, among the remarkable advances in our understanding in cancer biology is the realization that apoptosis has a profound effect on the malignant phenotypes. Along with these, compelling evidence indicates that somatic mutations in the genes encoding apoptosis-related proteins contribute to either development or progression of human cancers. In this chapter, we present an overview of the death receptor pathway and its dysregulation in cancers. We then review the current knowledge of death receptor mutations that have been detected in humans.
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Lee, S.H., Yoo, N.J., Lee, J.Y. (2005). Death Receptor Mutations. In: El-Deiry, W.S. (eds) Death Receptors in Cancer Therapy. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-851-X:149
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