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Identification of novel fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene mutations in actinic cheilitis and squamous cell carcinoma of the lip.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics - 1 Apr 2009
Chou Annie, Dekker Nusi, Jordan Richard C K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Activating mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene are responsible for several craniosynostosis and chondrodysplasia syndromes as well as some human cancers, including bladder and cervical carcinoma. Despite a high frequency in some benign skin disorders, FGFR3 mutations have not been reported in cutaneous malignancies. Actinic cheilitis (AC) is a sun-induced premalignancy...
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