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Alterations of the LKB1 gene in lung adenocarcinomas induced by N-nitrosobis(2-hydroxypropyl)amine in rats.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2010
Tajiri Masaki, Wakabayashi Naoko, Tsujino Megumu, Fujii Minako, Okabe Kyoko, Honoki Kanya, Tsujiuchi Toshifumi
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OBJECTIVE: Germ line mutations of the LKB1 gene cause the autosomal dominant Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS), and PJS has also been associated with an increased risk of developing cancers, suggesting LKB1 may act as a tumor suppressor in PJS. By contrast, LKB1 mutations are rare events in most spora...
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