Folliculin

Nickerson ML et al. (2002) Mutations in a novel gene lead to kidney tumors, lung wall defects, and benign tumors of the hair follicle in patients with the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Nahorski MS et al. (2010) Investigation of the Birt-Hogg-Dube tumour suppressor gene (FLCN) in familial and sporadic colorectal cancer.

Kunogi M et al. (2010) Clinical and genetic spectrum of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome patients in whom pneumothorax and/or multiple lung cysts are the presenting feature.

Hasumi Y et al. (2009) Homozygous loss of BHD causes early embryonic lethality and kidney tumor development with activation of mTORC1 and mTORC2.

Hudon V et al. (2010) Renal tumour suppressor function of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome gene product folliculin.

Wei MH et al. (2009) The folliculin mutation database: an online database of mutations associated with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Kluijt I et al. (2009) Early onset of renal cancer in a family with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Hartman TR et al. (2009) The role of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé protein in mTOR activation and renal tumorigenesis.

Ren HZ et al. (2008) Mutation analysis of the FLCN gene in Chinese patients with sporadic and familial isolated primary spontaneous pneumothorax.

Toro JR et al. (2008) BHD mutations, clinical and molecular genetic investigations of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: a new series of 50 families and a review of published reports.

Gunji Y et al. (2007) Mutations of the Birt Hogg Dube gene in patients with multiple lung cysts and recurrent pneumothorax.

Baba M et al. (2006) Folliculin encoded by the BHD gene interacts with a binding protein, FNIP1, and AMPK, and is involved in AMPK and mTOR signaling.

Schmidt LS et al. (2005) Germline BHD-mutation spectrum and phenotype analysis of a large cohort of families with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Painter JN et al. (2005) A 4-bp deletion in the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene (FLCN) causes dominantly inherited spontaneous pneumothorax.

Okimoto K et al. (2004) A germ-line insertion in the Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) gene gives rise to the Nihon rat model of inherited renal cancer.

Lingaas F et al. (2003) A mutation in the canine BHD gene is associated with hereditary multifocal renal cystadenocarcinoma and nodular dermatofibrosis in the German Shepherd dog.

Kahnoski K et al. (2003) Alterations of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé gene (BHD) in sporadic colorectal tumours.

Shin JH et al. (2003) Mutations of the Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) gene in sporadic colorectal carcinomas and colorectal carcinoma cell lines with microsatellite instability.

Khoo SK et al. (2002) Clinical and genetic studies of Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.

Hino O et al. (2001) A novel renal carcinoma predisposing gene of the Nihon rat maps on chromosome 10.

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