1999
The hedgehog signalling pathway in tumorigenesis and development
Wicking C, Smyth I, Bale A. The hedgehog signalling pathway in tumorigenesis and development. Oncogene 1999, 18: 7844-7851. PMID: 10630637, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDownstream targetsNovel downstream targetTumor formationEmbryonic patterningDysregulation of hedgehogResponsive genesHuman patched geneRange of tissuesHedgehog signalingConstitutive activationMolecular processesTumorigenesis resultsCell typesHedgehogCell surfaceReceptor complexPatched genePathwayGenesKey membersTumorigenesisSporadic formsDysregulationSignalingTumor typesMutational Analyses of Candidate Genes in Human Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Petroianu A, Boson W, Bale A, Friedman E, De Marco L. Mutational Analyses of Candidate Genes in Human Squamous Cell Carcinomas. The Laryngoscope 1999, 109: 661-663. PMID: 10201760, DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199904000-00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPolymerase chain reactionPrimary squamous cell carcinomaHuman squamous cell carcinomaEvidence of mutationsPresence of mutationsCommon malignancyUnselected populationCarcinomaStudy designMajor causeChain reactionPatientsCandidate genesPatched geneMolecular mechanismsTumorigenesisMutationsSequence alterationsMalignancyConformational polymorphismTumorsGenesMortality
1996
Mutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Hahn H, Wicking C, Zaphiropoulos P, Gailani M, Shanley S, Chidambaram A, Vorechovsky I, Holmberg E, Unden A, Gillies S, Negus K, Smyth I, Pressman C, Leffell D, Gerrard B, Goldstein A, Dean M, Toftgard R, Chenevix-Trench G, Wainwright B, Bale A. Mutations of the Human Homolog of Drosophila patched in the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Cell 1996, 85: 841-851. PMID: 8681379, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81268-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 9Cloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsExonsFemaleGene DeletionGene ExpressionGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansIn Vitro TechniquesInsect HormonesIntronsMembrane ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeReceptors, Cell SurfaceSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesCertain cell typesDevelopmental abnormalitiesPolarity genesHuman homologStrong homologySporadic basal cell carcinomasHuman sequenceCosmid contigTumor suppressorLoss of heterozygosityCell typesGenesPatched geneChromosome 9q22.3Complete lossFunction contributesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeMutation analysisBasal cell carcinoma syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderNBCCS patientsDrosophilaDominant disorder