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Germline SDHx variants modify breast and thyroid cancer risks in Cowden and Cowden-like syndrome via FAD/NAD-dependant destabilization of p53.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jan 2012
Ni Ying, He Xin, Chen Jinlian, Moline Jessica, Mester Jessica, Orloff Mohammed S, Ringel Matthew D, Eng Charis
Abstract excerpt
Cowden syndrome (CS), a Mendelian autosomal-dominant disorder, predisposes to breast, thyroid and other cancers. Germline mutations in phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) have been recently reported in 23% of a large series of classic CS. Here, we validated our small (n = 10) pilot study in a l...
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