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This protein plays a critical role in controlling normal tissue growth and repair.

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By carefully testing every possible mutation in a key region of this gene, researchers were able to explain why certain mutations appear repeatedly in specific cancers.

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Under normal conditions, this region acts as a signal that tells the cell when to break down β-catenin after it has done its job.

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When mutations disrupt this signal, β-catenin is no longer destroyed as it should be.

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Scientists have identified more than 70 different mutations in this hotspot across various cancers, but until now it was unclear whether these mutations had different effects.

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