The patched/hedgehog/smoothened signalling pathway in human breast cancer: No evidence for H133Y SHH, PTCH and SMO mutations

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 711-713

  Vorechovsky I ^a,b   Benediktsson, K P ^c   Toftgard R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chromosome 9; Mutation; Naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome; PTCH; Smoothened; Sonic hedgehog

Indexed keywords

DNA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NUCLEOTIDE; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME; BREAST CANCER; CHROMOSOME 9Q; CLONE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MISSENSE MUTATION; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0345517109     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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