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Hitting the mark in hamartoma syndromes.
Advances in dermatology - 1 Jan 2006
Darling Thomas N
Abstract excerpt
The missed mark or hamartia underlying each hamartoma syndrome is a mutation in a tumor suppressor gene. This sets the stage for the development of frequent and early tumors in multiple organs. Loss of function of the tumor suppressor in neoplastic cells leads to dysregulation of signaling pathwa...
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