2017
Spectrum of germline mutations in smokers and non-smokers in Brazilian non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Couto PP, Bastos-Rodrigues L, Schayek H, Melo FM, Lisboa RGC, Miranda DM, Vilhena A, Bale AE, Friedman E, De Marco L. Spectrum of germline mutations in smokers and non-smokers in Brazilian non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Carcinogenesis 2017, 38: 1112-1118. PMID: 28968711, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgx089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancer patientsLung cancer patientsLung cancerSmoking statusCancer patientsWhole-exome sequencingGermline mutationsTP53 mutationsTP53 germline mutationsCell lung cancerCancer-related mortalityDistinct pathogenic mutationsMajor risk factorTumor-derived DNAMultiple cancer typesSmoker patientsGermline missense variantsNovel sequence variantsRisk factorsLeading causeR337H TP53 mutationLC pathogenesisSame patientLC casesPatients
2003
The hedgehog pathway and developmental disorders
Bale A. The hedgehog pathway and developmental disorders. 2003, 258-272. DOI: 10.4324/9780203450420-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHedgehog signal transduction pathwaySignal transduction pathwaysDrosophila melanogasterDevelopmental biologistsN-terminal fragmentTransduction pathwaysActive N-terminal fragmentFruit flyTissue specificityAutocatalytic cleavageHuman diseasesWnt pathwayHedgehog pathwayDownstream membersPathwayHedgehogTwo-hit modelVariety of tumorsMutationsGermline mutationsAutosomal dominant disorderBirth defectsMelanogasterDominant disorderEmbryogenesis
2001
Direct Molecular Diagnosis of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Petty E, Glynn M, Bale A. Direct Molecular Diagnosis of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1. Methods In Molecular Medicine 2001, 49: 227-242. PMID: 21370144, DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-081-0:227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1Family historyType 1Peptic ulcer diseasePositive family historyNegative family historyAge-related penetranceAutosomal dominant syndromeNew germline mutationsPancreatic islet cellsUlcer diseaseEndocrine tumorsAforementioned tumorsAnterior pituitaryClassic featuresIslet cellsPenetrant disordersDominant syndromeGermline mutationsTumorsDisordersAdult lifeAffected individualsDirect molecular diagnosisMolecular diagnosis
1992
Developmental 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