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Analysis of genetic and epigenetic alterations of the PTEN gene in gastric cancer.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2002
Sato Kiyoshi, Tamura Gen, Tsuchiya Takashi, Endoh Yasushi, Sakata Ken, Motoyama Teiichi, Usuba Osamu, Kimura Wataru, Terashima Masanori, Nishizuka Satoshi, Zou Tongtong, Meltzer Stephen J
Abstract excerpt
The PTEN tumor suppressor gene on 10q23.3, responsible for the Cowden and Bannayan-Zonana syndromes, encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase able to dephosphorylate both tyrosine phosphate and serine/threonine phosphate residues. Mutational inactivation of PTEN has been reported in various malignancies, including endometrial cancers, ovarian cancers, and glioblastomas. In this study, we investigated PTEN gene...
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