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Germline hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α and 1β mutations in renal cell carcinomas
13 Jan 2005
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Mutations in one copy of the hepatocyte nuclear factors (HNF) 1alpha and 1beta homeodomain containing transcription factors predispose the carrier to maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) types 3 and 5, respectively. Moreover, previous identification of biallelic inactivation of HNF1alpha in hepatocellular adenoma identified its tumor suppressor function in hepatocarcinogenesis. The seminal observation of...
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