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WWP1 Gain-of-Function Inactivation of PTEN in Cancer Predisposition.
The New England journal of medicine - 28 May 2020
Lee Yu-Ru, Yehia Lamis, Kishikawa Takahiro, Ni Ying, Leach Brandie, Zhang Jinfang, Panch Nivedita, Liu Jing, Wei Wenyi, Eng Charis, Pandolfi Pier Paolo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) have germline mutations in the tumor-suppressor gene encoding phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN). Such mutations have been associated with a hereditary predisposition to multiple types of cancer, including the Cowden syndrome. However, a majority of patients who have PHTS-related phenotypes have tested negative for PTEN mutations. In a previous...
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