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Deleting Smad4 and PTEN genes in mice causes rapid, invasive forestomach cancer.
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L-PGDS has specific binding sites for its functions and could help in drug delivery system design.
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August 2012 in “Human molecular genetics online/Human molecular genetics” A new gene, JMJD1C, may affect testosterone levels in men.