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Mutation analysis and loss of heterozygosity of PEDF in central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumors.
International journal of cancer - 17 Jul 1997
Slavc I, Rodriguez I R, Mazuruk K, Chader G J, Biegel J A
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of 17p is the most frequent abnormality observed in central nervous system (CNS) primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs), implicating the presence of a tumor suppressor gene which maps to 17p. The gene for pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has been cloned and mapped to 17p13. PEDF belongs to the serine protease inhibitor (SERPIN) gene family. The PEDF protein has neurotrophic and...
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