Article
Patterns of X chromosome inactivation in sporadic basal cell carcinomas: evidence for clonality.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Jan 1998
Walsh D S, Peacocke M, Harrington A, James W D, Tsou H C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) contain genetic mutations, suggesting that the lesion is composed of a monoclonal population of cells. Clonality, a distinguishing feature of neoplasia, can be inferred by referencing clonal markers such as the pattern of X chromosome inactivation. Th...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
- Cell Lineage
- Clone Cells
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Epithelial Cells
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
