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Mutation in exon 7 of PTCH deregulates SHH/PTCH/SMO signaling: possible linkage to WNT.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 May 2006
Musani Vesna, Gorry Philippe, Basta-Juzbasic Aleksandra, Stipic Tonci, Miklic Pavle, Levanat Sonja
Abstract excerpt
The novel PTCH mutation and clinical manifestations within Gorlin syndrome family links PTCH haploinsufficiency and aberrant activation of the Wnt pathway. We report a family case with Gorlin syndrome, characterized by the usual phenotype features such as widespread basocellular tumors and craniofacial and bone malformations, but also including a less common appearance of craniopharyngioma. These clinical...
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