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PTEN sequence analysis in endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma in Slovak women.
Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam) - 1 Jan 2015
Gbelcová H, Bakeš P, Priščáková P, Šišovský V, Hojsíková I, Straka Ľ, Konečný M, Markus J, D'Acunto C W, Ruml T, Böhmer D, Danihel Ľ, Repiská V
Abstract excerpt
Phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is a protein that acts as a tumor suppressor by dephosphorylating the lipid second messenger phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate. Loss of PTEN function has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of different tumors, particularly endometrial carcinoma (ECa). ECa is the most common neoplasia of the female genital tract. Our study evaluates an association between...
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