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Mechanisms of inactivation of PTCH1 gene in nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: modification of the two-hit hypothesis.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jan 2010
Pan Shuang, Dong Qing, Sun Li-Sha, Li Tie-Jun
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PURPOSE: PTCH1 has been identified as the gene responsible for nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS). Keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KCOT) are aggressive jaw lesions that may occur in isolation or in association with NBCCS. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic and/or epig...
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