Identification of a novel PTEN mutation (L139X) in a patient with Cowden disease and Sjogren's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 339-341

  Raizis, A M ^a   Ferguson, M M ^b   Robinson, B A ^c   Atkinson, C H ^c   George, P M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cowden disease; Mutation; PTEN gene; Sjogren's syndrome

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN PTEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COWDEN SYNDROME; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0032410074     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.51.6.339     Document Type: Article

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