Complete inactivation of the TSC2 gene leads to formation of hamartomas [6]

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1790-1794

  Au, K S ^a   Hebert, A A ^a   Roach, E S ^a   Northrup, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GERM LINE; HAMARTOMA; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0033358523     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302648     Document Type: Letter

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