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Involvement of PTCH1 mutations in the calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor.
Oral oncology - 1 May 2010
Peacock Zachary S, Cox Darren, Schmidt Brian L
Abstract excerpt
The human homologue of the Drosophila segment polarity gene PTCH1, a tumor suppressor gene within the Sonic Hedgehog pathway has been implicated as the mutation responsible for nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) as well as many other sporadic neoplasms. The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT) is a rare and aggressive tumor of the jaws. The objective of this study was to investigate the role...
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