• Gene deletion; HGNC; HGNC:9588; PTEN; Zygosity=Hemizygous (Wistar).
  
• Mutation; HGNC; HGNC:1097; BRAF; Simple; p.Val600Glu (c.1799T>A); ClinVar=VCV000013961; Zygosity=Heterozygous (PubMed=18632627; PubMed=21156289; PubMed=23851445; Wistar).
  
• Mutation; HGNC; HGNC:1773; CDK4; Simple; p.Arg24Leu (c.71G>T); ClinVar=VCV000376377; Zygosity=Unspecified (PubMed=21156289; PubMed=23851445; Wistar).
  

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