Zebrafish model of tuberous sclerosis complex reveals cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous functions of mutant tuberin
SUMMARY Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in either the TSC1 (encodes hamartin) or TSC2 (encodes tuberin) genes. Patients with TSC have hamartomas in various organs throughout the whole body, most notably in the brain, skin, eye, heart, kidney and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2011-03-01
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Series: | Disease Models & Mechanisms |
Online Access: | http://dmm.biologists.org/content/4/2/255 |