2006
Congenital linear unilateral basal cell nevus: a case report with patched gene molecular studies
Brailey L, Davis T, Kolker S, Murry T, Thomas D, Bale A, Ruhoy S. Congenital linear unilateral basal cell nevus: a case report with patched gene molecular studies. Journal Of Cutaneous Pathology 2006, 34: 65-70. PMID: 17214858, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00580.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaBasal cell nevusNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeCell carcinomaHistologic examinationCarcinoma syndromeLinear unilateral basal cell nevusPTCH mutationsBenign clinical behaviorPTCH locusSMO genesCase reportClinical behaviorDifferential diagnosisPatient's lesionFollicular hamartomaLoss of heterozygositySMO mutationsRight flankCarcinomaLesionsNeviShort tandem repeat DNA analysisPTCH
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
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
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 syndromeOrganogenesisHomologuesDevelopmental Genes and Cancer: Role of Patched in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin
Gailani M, Bale A. Developmental Genes and Cancer: Role of Patched in Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1103-1109. PMID: 9262247, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.15.1103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary basal cell carcinomasDrosophila genesEmbryonic patterningDevelopmental genesCell fateEmbryonic developmentHuman homologueSporadic basal cell carcinomasBiochemical pathwaysDevelopmental defectsRational medical therapyTumor suppressorGenetic studiesGenesLoss of heterozygosityCell growthChromosome 9q22.3Rare genetic disorderNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBCC formationGenetic disordersBasal cell carcinomaPathwayDrosophilaPatchedComplications of the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Walter A, Pivnick E, Bale A, Kun L. Complications of the Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 1997, 19: 258-262. PMID: 9201152, DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199705000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCarcinoma syndromeRadiation therapyAdditional basal cell carcinomasTumor DNAMultiple basal cell carcinomasCase reportCutaneous tumorsUnaffected family membersLoss of heterozygosityCarcinomaPatientsSyndromeTherapyGermline DNAMedulloblastomaPhotodynamic therapyGenetic lesionsFamily membersChildrenComplicationsNeoplasmsClinical manifestations in 105 persons with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
Kimonis V, Goldstein A, Pastakia B, Yang M, Kase R, DiGiovanna J, Bale A, Bale S. Clinical manifestations in 105 persons with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1997, 69: 299-308. PMID: 9096761, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19970331)69:3<299::aid-ajmg16>3.0.co;2-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeMean ageCell carcinomaFirst tumorJaw cystsCarcinoma syndromePlantar pitsNumber of BCCsFalx cerebriPalmar/plantar pitsMultiple basal cell carcinomasAffected individualsAutosomal dominant disorderImportant radiological signsOvarian fibromaUS patientsClinical manifestationsPercent of whitesRadiological signsPhysical findingsBifid ribsSprengel's deformityRadiation therapyCharacterization of a YAC contig containing the NBCCS locus and a novel Kruppel‐type zinc finger sequence on chromosome segment 9q22.3
Chidambaram A, Gailani M, Gerrard B, Stewart C, Goldstein A, Chumakov I, Bale A, Dean M. Characterization of a YAC contig containing the NBCCS locus and a novel Kruppel‐type zinc finger sequence on chromosome segment 9q22.3. Genes Chromosomes And Cancer 1997, 18: 212-218. PMID: 9071574, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2264(199703)18:3<212::aid-gcc7>3.0.co;2-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceBasal Cell Nevus SyndromeBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, Artificial, YeastChromosomes, Human, Pair 9CosmidsCpG IslandsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryGene DeletionGenomic LibraryHeterozygoteHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMicrosatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataPolymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNASequence Tagged SitesTranscription FactorsZinc FingersConceptsSomatic cell hybrid panel analysisYAC contigNew zinc finger geneZinc finger geneHuman chromosome regionYeast artificial chromosome contigInformative microsatellite lociArtificial chromosome contigZinc finger sequencesPolymorphic marker lociFinger geneMicrosatellite lociChromosome regionsMarker lociDevelopmental defectsSite mappingLinkage analysisContigsLoss of heterozygosityCytogenetic evidenceLociGenesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderFinger sequences
1996
Mutations in the human homologue of the Drosophila patched gene in Caucasian and African-American nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome patients.
Chidambaram A, Goldstein AM, Gailani MR, Gerrard B, Bale SJ, DiGiovanna JJ, Bale AE, Dean M. Mutations in the human homologue of the Drosophila patched gene in Caucasian and African-American nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome patients. Cancer Research 1996, 56: 4599-601. PMID: 8840969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeNBCCS patientsMultiple basal cell carcinomasNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome patientsBasal cell carcinoma syndromeMultisystem autosomal dominant disorderBasal cell carcinomaAutosomal dominant disorderOvarian fibromaCell carcinomaSuch tumorsSyndrome patientsCarcinoma syndromePlantar pitsOdontogenic keratocystsEctopic calcificationGorlin syndromeClinical phenotypeDevelopmental anomaliesSyndromePatientsDominant disorderIntrafamilial variabilityTumorsHuman homologueThe 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 lossInactivationMutationsMutations 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
1994
Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
Bale A, Gailani M, Leffell D. Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1994, 103: s126-s130. DOI: 10.1038/jid.1994.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
Bale A, Gailani M, Leffell D. Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1994, 103: 126s-130s. PMID: 7963674, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12399438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian fibromaCell carcinomaNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeHereditary basal cell carcinomasBasal cell carcinomaMultiple congenital anomaliesGerm-line mutationsAutosomal dominant disorderUnusual patientCongenital anomaliesCarcinoma syndromeTumor typesHereditary disorderTumor suppressor geneDominant disorderSporadic medulloblastomasAllelic lossLocalization of the gene for the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
Goldstein A, Stewart C, Bale A, Bale S, Dean M. Localization of the gene for the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1994, 54: 765-73. PMID: 7909984, PMCID: PMC1918262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMap locationYAC contigIndividual recombinantsDisease locusGenesNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeClinical findings in two African‐American families with the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCC)
Goldstein A, Pastakia B, Digiovanna J, Poliak S, Santucci S, Kase R, Bale A, Bale S. Clinical findings in two African‐American families with the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCC). American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1994, 50: 272-281. PMID: 8042672, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320500311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinomaClinical findingsCell carcinoma
1991
Relationship between head circumference and height in normal adults and in the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome and neurofibromatosis type I
Bale S, Amos C, Parry D, Bale A. Relationship between head circumference and height in normal adults and in the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome and neurofibromatosis type I. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1991, 40: 206-210. PMID: 1910262, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320400217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNevoid basal cell carcinoma syndromeBasal cell carcinoma syndromeOccipitofrontal circumferenceCarcinoma syndromeNeurofibromatosis type IHead sizeCaucasian manHead circumferenceProband statusRelative macrocephalyNF1 casesNormal adultsSyndromeRelative abnormalitiesSyndrome delineationType ICircumferenceProbandsNF1Macrocephaly syndromeHeight ratio
1989
Sister chromatid exchange and chromosome fragility in the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
Bale A, Bale S, Murli H, Ivett J, Mulvihill J, Parry D. Sister chromatid exchange and chromosome fragility in the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Cancer Genetics 1989, 42: 273-279. PMID: 2507127, DOI: 10.1016/0165-4608(89)90095-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research