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Molecular and genetic analysis of disseminated neoplastic cells in lymphangioleiomyomatosis
6 Dec 2004
Abstract excerpt
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a multisystem disorder of women, characterized by cystic degeneration of the lungs, renal angiomyolipomas (AML), and lymphatic abnormalities. LAM lesions result from the proliferation of benign-appearing, smooth muscle-like LAM cells, which are characterized by loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of one of the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) genes. LAM cells are believed to migrate...
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