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Mutation analysis of the putative tumor suppressor gene PTEN/MMAC1 in advanced gastric carcinomas.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 May 2003
Wang Jaw-Yuan, Huang Tsung-Jen, Chen Fang-Ming, Hsieh Ming-Chia, Lin Shiu-Ru, Hou Ming-Feng, Hsieh Jan-Sing
Abstract excerpt
A novel tumor suppressor gene, PTEN/MMAC1, located on chromosome band 10q23.3, encodes a 403-amino acid, dual-specificity protein phosphatase. The defects in this gene are responsible for the development of some advanced cancers. Inactivating alterations, including mutations and deletions, in the PTEN/MMAC1 gene have been identified in several types of human cancers and cancer cell lines. To clarify the...
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