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The PTEN tumor suppressor gene and its role in lymphoma pathogenesis.
Aging - 1 Dec 2015
Wang Xiaoxiao, Huang Huiqiang, Young Ken H
Abstract excerpt
The phosphatase and tensin homolog gene PTEN is one of the most frequently mutated tumor suppressor genes in human cancer. Loss of PTEN function occurs in a variety of human cancers via its mutation, deletion, transcriptional silencing, or protein instability. PTEN deficiency in cancer has been associated with advanced disease, chemotherapy resistance, and poor survival. Impaired PTEN function, which antagonizes...
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