Equivalent benefit of mTORC1 blockade and combined PI3K-mTOR blockade in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tuberous sclerosis (TSC) is a hamartoma syndrome in which renal and lung tumors cause the greatest morbidity. Loss of either TSC1 or TSC2 in TSC hamartomas leads to activation of mTORC1 and suppression of AKT. Recent studies indicate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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Series: | Molecular Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/8/1/38 |