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Germline mutations of the PTCH gene in Japanese patients with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Jan 2005
Tanioka Miki, Takahashi Katsu, Kawabata Tomohiro, Kosugi Shinji, Murakami Kenichiro, Miyachi Yoshiki, Nishigori Chikako, Iizuka Tadahiko
Abstract excerpt
We identified seven novel germline mutations of the PTCH gene in eight unrelated Japanese patients with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS). In order to ensure genetic diagnosis, all 23 coding exons of the PTCH gene were amplified from genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and s...
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