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    Human TSC2-Null Fibroblast-Like Cells Induce Hair Follicle Neogenesis and Hamartoma Morphogenesis

    March 2011 in “ Nature Communications
    Shaowei Li, Rajesh L. Thangapazham, Jing Wang … Thomas N. Darling
    Studysummary This study found that TSC2-null fibroblast cells from TSC skin hamartomas can induce hair follicle formation and hamartomatous changes in keratinocytes, with active mTOR signaling observable in a mouse xenograft model.
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