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
2005
Clinical testing for the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome in a DNA diagnostic laboratory
Klein RD, Dykas DJ, Bale AE. Clinical testing for the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome in a DNA diagnostic laboratory. Genetics In Medicine 2005, 7: 611-619. PMID: 16301862, DOI: 10.1097/01.gim.0000182879.57182.b4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPTCH mutationsJaw cystsNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeCentral nervous system malformationsBasal cell carcinoma syndromeNervous system malformationsPeripheral blood leukocytesPTCH genePositive test resultsClinical featuresOvarian fibromaPathologic featuresCorpus callosumOcular abnormalitiesBlood leukocytesCarcinoma syndromeSystem malformationsPalmar pitsCleft lipClinical testingFalx cerebriCarcinoma
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 Research
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