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pVHL and PTEN tumour suppressor proteins cooperatively suppress kidney cyst formation.
The EMBO journal - 18 Jun 2008
Frew Ian J, Thoma Claudio R, Georgiev Strahil, Minola Andrea, Hitz Manuela, Montani Matteo, Moch Holger, Krek Wilhelm
Abstract excerpt
In patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, renal cysts and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) arise from renal tubular epithelial cells containing biallelic inactivation of the VHL tumour suppressor gene. However, it is presumed that formation of renal cysts and their conversion to ccRCC involve additional genetic changes at other loci. Here, we show that cystic lesions in the kidneys of patients with...
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