Germline mutations of the PTEN/MMAC1 gene in Japanese patients with Cowden disease

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 471-474

  Kohno, Takashi ^a   Takahashi, Mina ^a   Fukutomi, Takashi ^b   Ushio, Kyosuke ^b,c   Yokota, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cowden disease; Germline mutation; PTEN

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COWDEN SYNDROME; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031840154     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1998.tb03285.x     Document Type: Article

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