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Mutational abrogation of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in gastrointestinal polyps in patients with Cowden disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 1998
Chi S G, Kim H J, Park B J, Min H J, Park J H, Kim Y W, Dong S H, Kim B H, Lee J I, Chang Y W, Chang R, Kim W K, Yang M H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: To understand the molecular etiology of Cowden disease-associated gastrointestinal polyps, we analyzed the mutational status of PTEN/MMAC1, a recently identified Cowden disease gene located at 10q23, in gastric hamartomas, colonic adenoma, and juvenile polyps of 3 patients with Cowden disease. METHODS: Messenger RNA expression, gene deletion, and sequence alteration of PTEN/MMAC1 were evaluated...
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