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 lossInactivationMutationsMolecular analysis of chromosome 9q deletions in two Gorlin syndrome patients.
Shimkets R, Gailani M, Siu V, Yang-Feng T, Pressman C, Levanat S, Goldstein A, Dean M, Bale A. Molecular analysis of chromosome 9q deletions in two Gorlin syndrome patients. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1996, 59: 417-22. PMID: 8755929, PMCID: PMC1914731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGorlin syndromeGorlin syndrome patientsSyndrome patientsMultiple basal cell carcinomasConductive hearing lossBasal cell carcinomaAllelic lossCancer predisposition syndromeAutosomal dominant disorderGerm-line deletionOvarian fibromaSecond patientCell carcinomaHearing lossGroup AGroup CPatientsSyndromeDominant mutationsSignificant phenotypic variabilityGorlin syndrome geneDominant disorderNull mutationXeroderma pigmentosum group AIdentical alterations
1994
Nevoid 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 loss
1993
Progression of uremic hyperparathyroidism involves allelic loss on chromosome 11.
Falchetti A, Bale A, Amorosi A, Bordi C, Cicchi P, Bandini S, Marx S, Brandi M. Progression of uremic hyperparathyroidism involves allelic loss on chromosome 11. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1993, 76: 139-144. PMID: 8421078, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.76.1.8421078.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Use of a highly polymorphic locus on human chromosome Hq13 discloses allelic loss in parathyroid tissues from uremic patients
Brandi M, Falchetti A, Amorosi A, Bordli C, Cicchi P, Bandini S, Eubanks∘ J, Evans∘ G, Marx∘∘ S, Bale A. Use of a highly polymorphic locus on human chromosome Hq13 discloses allelic loss in parathyroid tissues from uremic patients. Bone And Mineral 1992, 17: 69. DOI: 10.1016/0169-6009(92)91643-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopmental defects in gorlin syndrome related to a putative tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 9
Gailani M, Bale S, Leffell D, DiGiovanna J, Peck G, Poliak S, Drum M, Pastakia B, McBride O, Kase R, Greene M, Mulvihill J, Bale A. Developmental defects in gorlin syndrome related to a putative tumor suppressor gene on chromosome 9. Cell 1992, 69: 111-117. PMID: 1348213, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(92)90122-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal cell carcinomaSporadic basal cell carcinomasCell carcinomaLoss of heterozygosityGorlin syndromeHereditary tumorsTumor suppressor geneHereditary basal cell carcinomasMultiple congenital anomaliesSuppressor geneAutosomal dominant disorderOvarian fibromaCongenital anomaliesCarcinomaGermline mutationsHereditary disorderPutative tumor suppressor geneDevelopmental defectsSyndromeGorlin syndrome geneDominant disorderAllelic lossGenetic linkage studiesTumorsTumor suppressor
1991
Allelic loss on chromosome 11 in hereditary and sporadic tumors related to familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
Bale A, Norton J, Wong E, Fryburg J, Maton P, Oldfield E, Streeten E, Aurbach G, Brandi M, Friedman E. Allelic loss on chromosome 11 in hereditary and sporadic tumors related to familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Cancer Research 1991, 51: 1154-7. PMID: 1671755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamilial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1Anterior pituitary tumorsPancreatic islet tumorsIslet tumorsPituitary tumorsAllelic lossType 1Autosomal dominant disorderMalignant gastrinomaBronchial carcinoidParathyroid glandsParathyroid tumorsAnterior pituitaryLoss of heterozygosityTumorsPancreatic isletsSporadic tumorsDominant disorderMEN1 genePatientsRestriction fragment length polymorphismFragment length polymorphismHomozygous inactivationInformative restriction fragment length polymorphisms
1989
Clonality of Parathyroid Tumors in Familial Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Friedman E, Sakaguchi K, Bale A, Falchetti A, Streeten E, Zimering M, Weinstein L, McBride W, Nakamura Y, Brandi M, Norton J, Aurbach G, Spiegel A, Marx S. Clonality of Parathyroid Tumors in Familial Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1. New England Journal Of Medicine 1989, 321: 213-218. PMID: 2568586, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198907273210402.Peer-Reviewed Original Research