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Sustained cardiomyocyte DNA synthesis in whole embryo cultures lacking the TSC2 gene product.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Sept 1997
Pajak L, Jin F, Xiao G H, Soonpaa M H, Field L J, Yeung R S
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is characterized by the appearance of nonmalignant tumors that affect a wide spectrum of organs, including the heart. TSC disease-causing genes have been identified on chromosomes 9 (TSC1) and 16 (TSC2). This study examined the impact of the TSC2 gene product on cardiomyocyte proliferation and terminal differentiation. We took advantage of the observation that Eker rats carry a...
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