1996
Relationship Between Sunlight Exposure and a Key Genetic Alteration in Basal Cell Carcinoma
Gailani M, Leffell D, Ziegler A, Gross E, Brash D, Bale A. Relationship Between Sunlight Exposure and a Key Genetic Alteration in Basal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1996, 88: 349-354. PMID: 8609643, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.6.349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaLoss of heterozygosityCell carcinomaP53 geneSunlight exposureExact testGenetic alterationsPathogenesis of BCCSun-exposed areasFrequency of LOHMohs micrographic surgical techniqueEnvironmental agentsLocation of tumorFisher's exact testSkin cancer patientsKey genetic alterationsUVB radiationChi-squared analysisFrequent genetic alterationsLimited associationSpecific environmental agentsBCC incidenceTumor characteristicsCancer patientsCommon cancer
1993
Mutation hotspots due to sunlight in the p53 gene of nonmelanoma skin cancers.
Ziegler A, Leffell DJ, Kunala S, Sharma HW, Gailani M, Simon JA, Halperin AJ, Baden HP, Shapiro PE, Bale AE. Mutation hotspots due to sunlight in the p53 gene of nonmelanoma skin cancers. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 4216-4220. PMID: 8483937, PMCID: PMC46477, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.9.4216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaSkin cancerPercent of tumorsSquamous cell carcinomaNonmelanoma skin cancerP53 tumor suppressor geneDipyrimidine sitesBCC developmentMutation hotspotsCancerTumor suppressor geneP53 genePoint mutationsAllelic lossCarcinomaTwo-thirdsSuppressor geneGenetic eventsSkinP53Such mutationsMutationsCarcinogenic mutationsTumors