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Phosphorylation of Tuberin as a Novel Mechanism for Somatic Inactivation of the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Proteins in Brain Lesions
1 Feb 2004
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis complex is caused by mutations in tumor suppressor genes TSC1 or TSC2 and is characterized by the presence of hamartomas in many organs. Although tuberous sclerosis complex is a tumor suppressor gene syndrome with classic "second hits" detectable in renal tumors, conventional genetic analysis has not revealed somatic inactivation of the second allele in the majority of human brain lesions. We...
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