摘要
Cowdensyndrome(CS),anautosomaldominantdisorder,isoneofaspectrumofclinicaldisordersthathavebeenlinkedtogermlinemutationsinthephosphataseandtensinhomolog(PTEN)gene.Although70-80%ofpatientswithCShaveanidentifiablegermlinePTENmutation,theclinicaldiagnosispresentsmanychallengesbecauseofthephenotypicandgenotypicvariations.Inthepresentstudy,wesequencedtheexonsandthepromoterofPTENgene,mutationsandvariationsinthepromoterandexonswereidentified,andaPTENproteinexpressionnegativeregionwasdeterminedbyimmunohistochemistry(IHC).Inconclusion,anovelpromotermutationwefoundinPTENgenemayturnoffPTENproteinexpressionoccasionally,leadingtothedisorderofPTENanduntypicalCSmanifestations.
出版日期
2013年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)