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Menin inactivation leads to loss of transforming growth factor beta inhibition of parathyroid cell proliferation and parathyroid hormone secretion.
Cancer research - 15 Mar 2004
Sowa Hideaki, Kaji Hiroshi, Kitazawa Riko, Kitazawa Sohei, Tsukamoto Tatsuo, Yano Shozo, Tsukada Toshihiko, Canaff Lucie, Hendy Geoffrey N, Sugimoto Toshitsugu, Chihara Kazuo
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Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder caused by parathyroid gland enlargement and excessive parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion. However, the precise mechanisms of tumorigenesis of the parathyroids are unknown. Here we have investigated the roles of transforming growth factor...
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