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Expression of the PTEN tumour suppressor protein during human development
1 Jul 2000
Abstract excerpt
The tumour suppressor gene PTEN, localized to 10q23.3, is the susceptibility gene for Cowden syndrome (CS) and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba (BRR) syndrome, two hamartoma syndromes with an increased risk of breast and thyroid tumours. Somatic mutations have been found in a variety of human tumours. Functional studies have revealed that PTEN plays a fundamental role in cellular growth, death, adhesion and migration....
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