2011
Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Nevus Sebaceus in a Child with Facial Trichoepitheliomas
Jensen AL, Florell SR, Vanderhooft SL, Bale AE. Basal Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Nevus Sebaceus in a Child with Facial Trichoepitheliomas. Pediatric Dermatology 2011, 28: 138-141. PMID: 20738793, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01227.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2002
Immunolocalization of PTCH Protein in Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors
Barreto D, Bale A, De Marco L, Gomez R. Immunolocalization of PTCH Protein in Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors. Journal Of Dental Research 2002, 81: 757-760. PMID: 12407090, DOI: 10.1177/0810757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHEDGEHOG SIGNALING AND HUMAN DISEASE
Bale AE. HEDGEHOG SIGNALING AND HUMAN DISEASE. Annual Review Of Genomics And Human Genetics 2002, 3: 47-65. PMID: 12142354, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.genom.3.022502.103031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly Drosophila developmentHedgehog pathwayDrosophila developmentDevelopmental genesDrosophila melanogasterHuman embryogenesisHedgehog signalingDevelopmental pathwaysGenetic studiesHuman diseasesCell growthEmbryogenesisPathwayKey roleMelanogasterVertebratesImportant roleCentral nervous systemAxial skeletonGenesNervous systemSignalingMutationsDifferentiationRegulationLow frequency of recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Spain
Llort G, Muñoz CY, Tuser MP, Guillermo IB, Lluch JR, Bale AE, Franco MA. Low frequency of recurrent BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Spain. Human Mutation 2002, 19: 307-307. PMID: 11857748, DOI: 10.1002/humu.9014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer familiesBreast/ovarian cancer familiesCancer familiesBRCA2 mutationsDifferent BRCA mutationsFounder mutationHereditary breast cancerStudies of breastSpanish breast/ovarian cancer familiesBRCA mutationsBreast cancerRecurrent BRCA1BRCA1 185delAGSubstantial proportionNovel mutationsBRCA1Previous reportsMutational spectrumBRCA2Spanish familiesEthnic groupsMutations
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
2000
Identification of PATCHED mutations in medulloblastomas by direct sequencing
Dong J, Gailani M, Pomeroy S, Reardon D, Bale A. Identification of PATCHED mutations in medulloblastomas by direct sequencing. Human Mutation 2000, 16: 89-90. PMID: 10874314, DOI: 10.1002/1098-1004(200007)16:1<89::aid-humu18>3.0.co;2-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-strand conformational polymorphismSporadic medulloblastomasPTCH genePatched mutationsAberrant splicingPTCH proteinSSCP screeningMutant allelesStrand conformational polymorphismSplice site alterationsChromosome 9q22Nonsense mutationSite alterationMutationsFrequency of mutationsConformational polymorphismDNA samplesMalignant embryonic tumorGenesNovel variantsPTCH mutationsDirect sequencingAllelesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromePtch allelePTCH 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
1999
Mutational 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
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
1996
The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas
Gailani M, Ståhle-Bäckdahl M, Leffell D, Glyn M, Zaphiropoulos P, Undén A, Dean M, Brash D, Bale A, Toftgård R. The role of the human homologue of Drosophila patched in sporadic basal cell carcinomas. Nature Genetics 1996, 14: 78-81. PMID: 8782823, DOI: 10.1038/ng0996-78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic basal cell carcinomasSingle-strand conformational polymorphismTumor suppressorDrosophila segment polarity geneSegment polarity genesHedgehog target genesPolarity genesDrosophila mutantsStrong homologyHuman homologueTarget genesMutational inactivationMutant transcriptsStrand conformational polymorphismNorthern blotSSCP variantsGenesNegative feedback mechanismSitu hybridizationConformational polymorphismNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeSuppressorAllelic lossInactivationMutations
1994
Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: an X chromosome-linked dominant inheritance pattern with a vasopressin type 2 receptor gene that is structurally normal.
Friedman E, Bale A, Carson E, Boson W, Nordenskjöld M, Ritzén M, Ferreira P, Jammal A, De Marco L. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: an X chromosome-linked dominant inheritance pattern with a vasopressin type 2 receptor gene that is structurally normal. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 8457-8461. PMID: 8078903, PMCID: PMC44625, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.18.8457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasopressin type 2 receptor geneInheritance patternSixth transmembrane domainVasopressin type 2 receptorDisease-related genesNephrogenic diabetes insipidusGradient gel electrophoresisTransmembrane domainV2R genesType 2 receptor geneX chromosomeXq28 markersDominant inheritance patternGenesDNA sequencingDirect DNA sequencingReceptor geneGel electrophoresisMutationsUnrelated kindredsAdditional familiesRecessive mannerDisease pathogenesisLarge BrazilianAffected individuals