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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamad Alkateb, MBBCh [2]

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is caused by a mutation in the STK11 (LKB1) tumor suppressor gene.^[1]

Peutz-Jeghers syndrome is caused by a mutation in the STK11 (LKB1) tumor suppressor gene.^[2]

↑ Kopacova, Marcela; Tacheci, Ilja; Rejchrt, Stanislav; Bures, Jan (2009). "Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (43): 5397. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.5397. ISSN 1007-9327.
↑ JReferences Jenne DE, et al. 'Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome Is Caused By Mutations In A Novel Serine Threonine Kinase. - Pubmed - NCBI'. Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Sept. 2015..