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Functionally distinct groups of inherited PTEN mutations in autism and tumour syndromes.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2015
Spinelli Laura, Black Fiona M, Berg Jonathan N, Eickholt Britta J, Leslie Nicholas R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Germline mutations in the phosphatase PTEN are associated with diverse human pathologies, including tumour susceptibility, developmental abnormalities and autism, but any genotype-phenotype relationships are poorly understood. METHODS: We have studied the functional consequences of seven PTEN mutations identified in patients diagnosed with autism and macrocephaly and five mutations from severe tumour...
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