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STK11 mutations in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome and sporadic colon cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 1998
Resta N, Simone C, Mareni C, Montera M, Gentile M, Susca F, Gristina R, Pozzi S, Bertario L, Bufo P, Carlomagno N, Ingrosso M, Rossini F P, Tenconi R, Guanti G
Abstract excerpt
A potential tumor suppressor gene, STK11 , encoding a serine threonine kinase, has recently been identified on chromosome 19p13. Germ-line mutations of this gene have been found in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS). To further investigate the relevance of STK11 mutations in PJS, we analyzed its coding sequence in nine patients and identified two deletions and three missense mutations. Because intestinal...
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