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
Local recurrence versus new primary: Clinical analysis of 82 breast relapses and potential applications for genetic fingerprinting
Haffty B, Carter D, Flynn S, Fischer D, Brash D, Simons J, Ziegler A, Fischer J. Local recurrence versus new primary: Clinical analysis of 82 breast relapses and potential applications for genetic fingerprinting. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1993, 27: 575-583. PMID: 8226151, DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90382-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew primary tumorsBreast relapsePrimary tumorTrue recurrenceNew primaryConservative surgeryLocal recurrencePathological criteriaRadiation therapyOriginal tumorSurvival rateClinical pathological analysisSecond primary tumorsShorter median timeTrue local recurrenceSignificant prognostic implicationsDNA flow cytometryLocal relapseMedian timePrognostic implicationsResidual diseaseTumor bedPathological analysisRelapseTherapeutic implications