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Mutations of PTEN in patients with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba phenotype.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Nov 1998
Longy M, Coulon V, Duboué B, David A, Larrègue M, Eng C, Amati P, Kraimps J L, Bottani A, Lacombe D, Bonneau D
Abstract excerpt
We report three new mutations in PTEN, the gene responsible for Cowden disease in five patients with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome from three unrelated families. This finding confirms that Cowden disease, a dominant cancer predisposing syndrome, and Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome, which includes macrocephaly, multiple lipomas, intestinal hamartomatous polyps, vascular malformations, and pigmented macules...
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