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A reliable cell-based assay for testing unclassified TSC2 gene variants.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2009
Coevoets Ricardo, Arican Sermin, Hoogeveen-Westerveld Marianne, Simons Erik, van den Ouweland Ans, Halley Dicky, Nellist Mark
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is characterised by seizures, mental retardation and the development of hamartomas in a variety of organs and tissues. The disease is caused by mutations in either the TSC1 gene or the TSC2 gene. The TSC1 and TSC2 gene products, TSC1 and TSC2, form a protein complex that inhibits signal transduction to the downstream effectors of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). We have...
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