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Multiple large surface photodynamic therapy sessions with topical methylaminolaevulinate in PTCH heterozygous mice.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Apr 2006
Caty V, Liu Y, Viau G, Bissonnette R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) combines the administration of a photosensitizer with its subsequent activation by light of the appropriate wavelength. Methylaminolaevulinate (MAL) is a photosensitizer precursor, transformed by cells into protoporphyrin IX. The PTCH gene plays a central role in the genesis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The PTCH transgenic mouse develops microscopic BCCs when chronically...
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