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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Stephen Hammes
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-78701 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Prizant Hen H Taya Manisha M Lerman Irina I Light Allison A Sen Aritro A Mitra Soumya S Foster Thomas H TH Hammes Stephen R SR
Endocrine-related cancer 20160215 4
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease in women. Patients with LAM develop metastatic smooth-muscle cell adenomas within the lungs, resulting in reduced pulmonary function. LAM cells contain mutations in tuberous sclerosis genes (TSC1 or TSC2), leading to up-regulation of mTORC1 activity and elevated proliferation. The origin of LAM cells remains unknown; however, inactivation of Tsc2 gene in the mouse uterus resulted in myometrial tumors exhibiting LAM features, and approximately 50% ...[more]