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Tumor suppressor gene ZAC/PLAGL1: altered expression and loss of the nonimprinted allele in pheochromocytomas.
Cancer genetics - 1 Jul 2011
Jarmalaite Sonata, Laurinaviciene Aida, Tverkuviene Justina, Kalinauskaite Neringa, Petroska Donatas, Böhling Tom, Husgafvel-Pursiainen Kirsti
Abstract excerpt
ZAC/PLAGL1 is a novel imprinted tumor suppressor gene encoding an important inducer of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and found to be lost during tumorigenesis. We analyzed the significance of ZAC in the development of a rare, usually benign tumor of the adrenal gland: pheochromocytoma (PCC). T...
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