Defining the impact of beta-catenin/Tcf transactivation on epithelial stem cells.

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Published in Genes Dev on June 16, 2005

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William E Lowry1, Cedric Blanpain, Jonathan A Nowak, Geraldine Guasch, Lisa Lewis, Elaine Fuchs

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1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA.

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