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[The results of recent research in neurocutaneous syndromes].
No to hattatsu = Brain and development - 1 Mar 1998
Ohno K
Abstract excerpt
Identification of NF1, TSC2 and TSC1 genes has enabled us to focus on their function and regulation. Evidence suggests that these genes are tumor suppressor genes. Malignant tissues in NF1 and hamartomatous tissues in TSC show "loss of heterozygosity" in NF1 and TSC1, 2 genes, respectively. In addition, in the Eker rat with hereditary renal carcinoma, a mutation in the TSC2 gene has been identified. In this...
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