Activation of expression of hedgehog target genes in basal cell carcinomas

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 739-742

  Bonifas, Jeannette M ^a   Pennypacker, Sally ^b   Chuang, Pao Tien ^c   McMahon, Andrew P ^d   Williams, Mickey ^e   Rosenthal, Arnon ^e   De Sauvage, Frederic J ^e   Epstein Jr , Ervin H ^a,f  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

GLI; PTC; Signaling; Skin carcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SKIN CARCINOMA; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0035001278     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01315.x     Document Type: Article

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