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Molecular characterization of Italian nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome patients.
Human mutation - 1 Mar 2005
Pastorino L, Cusano R, Nasti S, Faravelli F, Forzano F, Baldo C, Barile M, Gliori S, Muggianu M, Ghigliotti G, Lacaita M G, Lo Muzio L, Bianchi-Scarra G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the PTCH gene, the human homolog of the Drosophila patched gene, have been found to lead to the autosomal dominant disorder termed Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS, also called Gorlin Syndrome). Patients display an array of developmental anomalies and are prone to develop a variety of tumors, with multiple Basal Cell Carcinomas occurring frequently. We provide here the results of molecular...
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