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A mouse model for the Carney complex tumor syndrome develops neoplasia in cyclic AMP-responsive tissues.
Cancer research - 1 Jun 2005
Kirschner Lawrence S, Kusewitt Donna F, Matyakhina Ludmila, Towns William H, Carney J Aidan, Westphal Heiner, Stratakis Constantine A
Abstract excerpt
Carney complex is an autosomal dominant neoplasia syndrome characterized by spotty skin pigmentation, myxomatosis, endocrine tumors, and schwannomas. This condition may be caused by inactivating mutations in PRKAR1A, the gene encoding the type 1A regulatory subunit of protein kinase A. To better understand the mechanism by which PRKAR1A mutations cause disease, we have developed conventional and conditional null...
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