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Polycystic kidney disease as a result of loss of the tuberous sclerosis 2 tumor suppressor gene during development.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 2003
Cai Shengli, Everitt Jeffrey I, Kugo Hiroyuki, Cook Jennifer, Kleymenova Elena, Walker Cheryl Lyn
Abstract excerpt
Somatic loss of function of the tuberous sclerosis 2 (TSC2) tumor suppressor gene leads to the development of benign and malignant lesions of the kidney, brain, uterus, spleen, and liver and germline loss of function of this tumor suppressor gene is embryonic lethal. In addition, the gene product of TSC2, tuberin, is necessary for normal function of the polycystic kidney disease 1 (PKD1) gene product,...
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