[[Beta catenin]] is regulated and destroyed by the beta-catenin destruction complex, and in particular by the [[adenomatous polyposis coli]] (APC) protein, encoded by the tumour-suppressing APC gene. Therefore genetic mutation of the APC gene is also strongly linked to cancers, and in particular colorectal cancer resulting from familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).

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