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Somatic mutations in the human homologue of Drosophila patched in primitive neuroectodermal tumours.
Oncogene - 17 Jul 1997
Vorechovský I, Tingby O, Hartman M, Strömberg B, Nister M, Collins V P, Toftgård R
Abstract excerpt
The naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple developmental defects and cancer susceptibility, in particular to basal cell carcinomas (BCCs). Medulloblastomas, primitive neuroectodermal tumours (PNETs) arising in childhood, occur in about 3-5% of NBCCS patients and a subset of PNETs was previously found with allelic imbalance at 9q22-q23, the region...
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