Nipple Angiofibromas with Loss of TSC2 Are Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Feb;136(2):535-538. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2015.11.015. Epub 2015 Dec 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Angiofibroma / epidemiology
  • Angiofibroma / pathology*
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Cohort Studies
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nipples
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sex Distribution
  • Skin Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / epidemiology
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / pathology*
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / genetics*
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins / metabolism
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • TSC2 protein, human
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins