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Genomic Stability in Syndromic Basal Cell Carcinoma.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2018
Chiang Audris, Jaju Prajakta D, Batra Prag, Rezaee Melika, Epstein Ervin H, Tang Jean Y, Sarin Kavita Y
Abstract excerpt
Basal cell cancers (BCCs) are characterized by upregulation of Hedgehog pathway through loss of PTCH1 or activation of SMO, and SMO inhibitors, such as vismodegib, are effective therapies for advanced BCCs. Although most BCCs are sporadic, rare individuals with basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS) harbor germline defects in PTCH1 and develop up to hundreds of tumors that are histopathologically indistinguishable from...
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