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Mutation analysis of PTEN/MMAC 1 in sporadic thyroid tumors.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences - 1 Jan 2000
Hsieh M C, Lin S F, Shin S J, Liu T C, Chang J G, Lee J P
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a putative tumor suppressor gene, PTEN/MMAC1, has been identified at chromosome 10q23.3. This gene encodes a 403 amino acid dual specificity phosphatase containing a region of homology to tensin and auxillin. Somatic mutations of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene have been found in a number of cancer...
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