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PTCH mutations are not mainly involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic trichoblastomas.
Human pathology - 1 Oct 2007
Hafner Christian, Schmiemann Viola, Ruetten Arno, Coras Brigitte, Landthaler Michael, Reifenberger Julia, Vogt Thomas
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Trichoblastomas are rare, benign tumors of the appendix in human skin. The histopathology comprises elements of basal cell carcinoma and trichoepithelioma with a variable degree of follicular differentiation. Both basal cell carcinoma and trichoepithelioma reveal alterations of PTCH, the human homolog of the Drosophila segment polarity patched gene. Furthermore, heterozygous PTCH knockout mice develop...
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