Search Results - "Kum, J B"
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PTEN Mutation Spectrum and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba Syndrome Suggest a Single Entity With Cowden Syndrome
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-08-1999)“…Germline mutations in the tumour suppressor gene PTEN have been implicated in two hamartoma syndromes that exhibit some clinical overlap, Cowden syndrome (CS)…”
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A comparison of pathologic outcomes of matched robotic and open partial nephrectomies
Published in International urology and nephrology (01-04-2013)“…Purpose Open partial nephrectomy (OPN) and robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) are widely utilized techniques for small renal masses. The lack of tactile…”
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PTEN Is Inversely Correlated With the Cell Survival Factor Akt/PKB and Is Inactivated Via Multiple Mechanisms in Haematological Malignancies
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-02-1999)“…PTEN is a novel tumour suppressor gene that encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase with homology to adhesion molecules tensin and auxillin. It recently has…”
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Changes in endometrial PTEN expression throughout the human menstrual cycle
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-06-2000)“…Frequent mutation of the PTEN tumor suppressor gene in endometrial adenocarcinoma has led to the prediction that its product, a phosphatase that regulates the…”
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Germline PTEN mutations in Cowden syndrome-like families
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-11-1998)“…Cowden syndrome (CS) or multiple hamartoma syndrome (MIM 158350) is an autosomal dominant disorder with an increased risk for breast and thyroid carcinoma. The…”
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Altered PTEN Expression as a Diagnostic Marker for the Earliest Endometrial Precancers
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (07-06-2000)“…Background: PTEN tumor suppressor gene mutations are the most frequent genetic lesions in endometrial adenocarcinomas of the endometrioid subtype. Testing the…”
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Loss-of-function mutations in PPAR gamma associated with human colon cancer
Published in Molecular cell (01-06-1999)“…The gamma isoform of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor, PPAR gamma, regulates adipocyte differentiation and has recently been shown to be…”
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Differences in Allelic Distribution of Two Polymorphisms in the VHL-Associated Gene CUL2 in Pheochromocytoma Patients without Somatic CUL2 Mutations
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-09-1999)“…ABSTRACTAlthough the two major familial forms of pheochromocytomas, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and von-Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL), have been…”
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Transient ectopic expression of PTEN in thyroid cancer cell lines induces cell cycle arrest and cell type-dependent cell death
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-02-2001)“…The tumour suppressor gene PTEN/MMAC1/TEP1 has been implicated in a variety of human cancers and several inherited hamartoma tumour syndromes, including Cowden…”
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Long-chain L 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency does not appear to be the primary cause of lipid myopathy in patients with Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS)
Published in American journal of medical genetics (05-03-1999)“…In order to test the hypothesis that long‐chain L 3‐hydroxyacyl‐coenzyme A dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency is associated with the lipid myopathy and muscle…”
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PTEN is inversely correlated with the cell survival factor Akt/PKB and is inactivated via multiple mechanismsin haematological malignancies
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-02-1999)“…PTEN is a novel tumour suppressor gene that encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase with homology to adhesion molecules tensin and auxillin. It recently has…”
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