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PTEN

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007068

A protein that helps control many cell functions, including cell division and cell death. Mutations (changes) in the gene that makes PTEN are found in many types of cancer and other diseases. It is a type of tumor suppressor protein. Also called PTEN tyrosine phosphatase.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007068
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsPTEN tyrosine phosphatase
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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