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The Drosophila tuberous sclerosis complex gene homologs restrict cell growth and cell proliferation.
Cell - 4 May 2001
Tapon N, Ito N, Dickson B J, Treisman J E, Hariharan I K
Abstract excerpt
The inherited human disease tuberous sclerosis, characterized by hamartomatous tumors, results from mutations in either TSC1 or TSC2. We have characterized mutations in the Drosophila Tsc1 and Tsc2/gigas genes. Inactivating mutations in either gene cause an identical phenotype characterized by en...
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