2004
Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Busygina V, Suphapeetiporn K, Marek LR, Stowers RS, Xu T, Bale AE. Hypermutability in a Drosophila model for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Human Molecular Genetics 2004, 13: 2399-2408. PMID: 15333582, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA cross-linking agentsNucleotide excision repairDNA damage-induced mutationsTumor suppressor geneDamage-induced mutationsDrosophila homologGenomic integrityHuman meninMutant fliesBiochemical functionsTranscriptional modulationNuclear proteinsDrosophila modelProtein 50Novel memberExcision repairNull allelesMolecular mechanismsCancer genesHistone deacetylaseSuppressor geneHomozygous inactivationMnn1Normal fliesGenes
1999
Mutational Analyses of Candidate Genes in Human Squamous Cell Carcinomas
Petroianu A, Boson W, Bale A, Friedman E, De Marco L. Mutational Analyses of Candidate Genes in Human Squamous Cell Carcinomas. The Laryngoscope 1999, 109: 661-663. PMID: 10201760, DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199904000-00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPolymerase chain reactionPrimary squamous cell carcinomaHuman squamous cell carcinomaEvidence of mutationsPresence of mutationsCommon malignancyUnselected populationCarcinomaStudy designMajor causeChain reactionPatientsCandidate genesPatched geneMolecular mechanismsTumorigenesisMutationsSequence alterationsMalignancyConformational polymorphismTumorsGenesMortality
1994
Molecular Mechanisms of Neoplasia in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1-Related and Sporadic Tumors of the Pancreatic Islet Cells
Bale A. Molecular Mechanisms of Neoplasia in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1-Related and Sporadic Tumors of the Pancreatic Islet Cells. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 1994, 23: 109-115. PMID: 7913019, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8529(18)30119-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic islet tumorsIslet tumorsMEN 1Islet cellsMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 1Pancreatic islet cellsMEN 1 geneGeneral populationSporadic tumorsType 1Activation of oncogenesTumorsGorlin syndrome geneAdenomatous polyposis coliLimited dataNeoplastic transformationPolyposis coliTumor suppressorGenetic eventsMolecular mechanismsSyndrome geneEarly stagesCellsPatientsNeoplasia