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PTCH gene mutations in odontogenic keratocysts.
Journal of dental research - 1 Jun 2000
Barreto D C, Gomez R S, Bale A E, Boson W L, De Marco L
Abstract excerpt
An odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a benign cystic lesion of the jaws that occurs sporadically or in association with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS). Recently, the gene for NBCCS was cloned and shown to be the human homologue of the Drosophila segment polarity gene Patched (PTCH), a...
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