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Evaluation of Hsp90 and mTOR inhibitors as potential drugs for the treatment of TSC1/TSC2 deficient cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Mrozek Evelyn M, Bajaj Vineeta, Guo Yanan, Malinowska Izabela A, Zhang Jianming, Kwiatkowski David J
Abstract excerpt
Inactivating mutations in either TSC1 or TSC2 cause Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by multi-system tumor and hamartoma development. Mutation and loss of function of TSC1 and/or TSC2 also occur in a variety of sporadic cancers, and rapamycin and related drugs show highly variable treatment benefit in patients with such cancers. The TSC1 and TSC2 proteins function in a...
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