2003
The hedgehog pathway and developmental disorders
Bale A. The hedgehog pathway and developmental disorders. 2003, 258-272. DOI: 10.4324/9780203450420-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHedgehog signal transduction pathwaySignal transduction pathwaysDrosophila melanogasterDevelopmental biologistsN-terminal fragmentTransduction pathwaysActive N-terminal fragmentFruit flyTissue specificityAutocatalytic cleavageHuman diseasesWnt pathwayHedgehog pathwayDownstream membersPathwayHedgehogTwo-hit modelVariety of tumorsMutationsGermline mutationsAutosomal dominant disorderBirth defectsMelanogasterDominant disorderEmbryogenesis
2001
The hedgehog pathway and basal cell carcinomas
Bale A, Yu K. The hedgehog pathway and basal cell carcinomas. Human Molecular Genetics 2001, 10: 757-762. PMID: 11257109, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/10.7.757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic studiesHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningDevelopmental genesDrosophila melanogasterCell fateHuman homologFruit flyHuman congenital anomaliesBiochemical pathwaysRational medical therapyDevelopmental pathwaysHedgehog pathwayGenesCell growthTumor formationPathwayGorlin syndromeBasal cell carcinomaMutationsHereditary diseaseBirth defectsDrosophilaMelanogaster
1997
Molecular basis of the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
Wicking C, Bale A. Molecular basis of the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 1997, 9: 630-635. PMID: 9425597, DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199712000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWidespread developmental defectsHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningCell fateEmbryonic developmentHuman homologueMolecular basisDevelopmental defectsTumor suppressorCancer predispositionGenesLoss of heterozygosityCell growthChromosome 9q22.3Basal cell carcinoma syndromeNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeMutationsAutosomal dominant disorderBirth defectsDrosophilaDominant disorderCarcinoma syndromeOrganogenesisHomologues