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Phenotypic findings of Cowden syndrome and Bannayan-Zonana syndrome in a family associated with a single germline mutation in PTEN.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 1999
Celebi J T, Tsou H C, Chen F F, Zhang H, Ping X L, Lebwohl M G, Kezis J, Peacocke M
Abstract excerpt
Cowden syndrome (CS) and Bannayan-Zonana syndrome (BZS) are two hamartoma syndromes with distinct phenotypic features. Although partial clinical overlap exists between CS and BZS, they are considered to be separate entities. PTEN has been identified as the susceptibility gene for both disorders,...
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