PTCH Gene Mutations in Odontogenic Keratocysts
Barreto D, Gomez R, Bale A, Boson W, De Marco L. PTCH Gene Mutations in Odontogenic Keratocysts. Journal Of Dental Research 2000, 79: 1418-1422. PMID: 10890722, DOI: 10.1177/00220345000790061101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SubstitutionBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase PairingCodon, NonsenseEmbryonic InductionExonsFemaleFrameshift MutationGene DeletionGenes, Tumor SuppressorHedgehog ProteinsHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMutationMutation, MissenseOdontogenic CystsPatched ReceptorsPatched-1 ReceptorPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single-Stranded ConformationalProteinsReceptors, Cell SurfaceSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsConceptsPTCH geneTumor suppressor geneSingle-strand conformational polymorphismCell fateTransmembrane proteinHuman homologueSuppressor geneBase pairsGenesNumerous tissuesMissense alterationsSporadic keratocystsSporadic odontogenic keratocystsMutationsSomatic mutationsExon 3Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeConformational polymorphismNovel mutationsPCR productsProteinDirect sequencingGene mutationsPTCH gene mutationsPatched