Article
The genetic basis of kidney cancer: a metabolic disease.
Nature reviews. Urology - 1 May 2010
Linehan W Marston, Srinivasan Ramaprasad, Schmidt Laura S
Abstract excerpt
Kidney cancer is not a single disease but comprises a number of different types of cancer that occur in the kidney, each caused by a different gene with a different histology and clinical course that responds differently to therapy. Each of the seven known kidney cancer genes, VHL, MET, FLCN, TSC1, TSC2, FH and SDH, is involved in pathways that respond to metabolic stress or nutrient stimulation. The VHL protein...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
