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Role of the Tuberous Sclerosis Gene-2 Product in Cell Cycle Control
1 Nov 1997
Abstract excerpt
Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of benign growths in many tissues and organs. Linkage analysis revealed two disease-determining genes on chromosome 9 and chromosome 16. The TSC2 gene on chromosome 16 encodes a 1784-amino acid tumor suppressor protein, tuberin, that functions as a GTPase-activating protein for Rap1, a member of the superfamily of Ras-related...
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