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A review of mechanisms of disease across PIK3CA-related disorders with vascular manifestations.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 8 Jul 2021
Canaud Guillaume, Hammill Adrienne M, Adams Denise, Vikkula Miikka, Keppler-Noreuil Kim M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PIK3CA-related disorders include vascular malformations and overgrowth of various tissues that are caused by postzygotic, somatic variants in the gene encoding phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) catalytic subunit alpha. These mutations result in activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. The goals of this review are to provide education on the underlying mechanism of disease for this group...
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