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Distinct expression profile in fumarate-hydratase-deficient uterine fibroids.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Vanharanta Sakari, Pollard Patrick J, Lehtonen Heli J, Laiho Päivi, Sjöberg Jari, Leminen Arto, Aittomäki Kristiina, Arola Johanna, Kruhoffer Mogens, Orntoft Torben F, Tomlinson Ian P, Kiuru Maija, Arango Diego, Aaltonen Lauri A
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Defects in mitochondrial enzymes predispose to severe developmental defects as well as tumorigenesis. Heterozygous germline mutations in the nuclear gene encoding fumarate hydratase (FH), an enzyme catalyzing the hydration of fumarate in the Krebs tricarboxylic acid cycle, cause hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer; yet the connection between disruption of mitochondrial metabolic pathways and neoplasia...
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