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
1997
Clinical 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 therapy