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Basal cell carcinoma
Description
Cancer of the skin is the most common cancer in Caucasians and basal cell carcinomas (BCC) account for 90% of all skin cancers. The vast majority of BCC cases are sporadic, though there is a rare familial syndrome basal cell nevus syndrome (BCNS, or Gorlin syndrome) that predisposes to development of BCC. In addition, there is strong epidemiological and genetic evidence that demonstrates UV exposure as a risk factor of prime importance. The development of basal cell carcinoma is associated with constitutive activation of sonic hedgehog signaling. The mutations in SMOH, PTCH1, and SHH in BCCs result in continuous activation of target genes. At a cellular level, sonic hedgehog signaling promotes cell proliferation. Mutations in TP53 are also found with high frequency (>50%) in sporadic BCC.
Class
Human Diseases; Cancer: specific types
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K06625 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
K04402 growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible protein
K02159 apoptosis regulator BAX
K14021 Bcl-2 homologous antagonist/killer
K10140 DNA damage-binding protein 2
K18806 kinesin family member 7
K16797 zinc finger protein GLI1
K16798 zinc finger protein GLI2
K06230 zinc finger protein GLI3
K21283 bone morphogenetic protein 2
K04662 bone morphogenetic protein 4
K06231 hedgehog interacting protein
K03209 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 1
K00182 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 2
K00312 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 3
K00408 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 4
K00444 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5
K00445 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 6
K00572 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 7
K00714 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 8
K01064 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 9
K01357 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 10
K01384 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 11
K01558 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 16
K02353 segment polarity protein dishevelled
K02085 adenomatosis polyposis coli protein
K04490 transcription factor 7-like 1
K04491 transcription factor 7-like 2
K04492 lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1
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Authors
Tilli CM, Van Steensel MA, Krekels GA, Neumann HA, Ramaekers FC.
Title
Molecular aetiology and pathogenesis of basal cell carcinoma.
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Authors
Saldanha G, Fletcher A, Slater DN.
Title
Basal cell carcinoma: a dermatopathological and molecular biological update.
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Authors
Daya-Grosjean L, Couve-Privat S.
Title
Sonic hedgehog signaling in basal cell carcinomas.
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Authors
Tsai KY, Tsao H.
Title
The genetics of skin cancer.
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Authors
Athar M, Tang X, Lee JL, Kopelovich L, Kim AL.
Title
Hedgehog signalling in skin development and cancer.
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Authors
Rubin AI, Chen EH, Ratner D.
Title
Basal-cell carcinoma.
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Authors
Saldanha G.
Title
The Hedgehog signalling pathway and cancer.
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Authors
Saldanha G, Ghura V, Potter L, Fletcher A.
Title
Nuclear beta-catenin in basal cell carcinoma correlates with increased proliferation.
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Authors
Pasca di Magliano M, Hebrok M.
Title
Hedgehog signalling in cancer formation and maintenance.
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Authors
Reifenberger J, Wolter M, Knobbe CB, Kohler B, Schonicke A, Scharwachter C, Kumar K, Blaschke B, Ruzicka T, Reifenberger G.
Title
Somatic mutations in the PTCH, SMOH, SUFUH and TP53 genes in sporadic basal cell carcinomas.
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Authors
Cohen MM Jr.
Title
The hedgehog signaling network.
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Authors
Yamazaki F, Aragane Y, Kawada A, Tezuka T.
Title
Immunohistochemical detection for nuclear beta-catenin in sporadic basal cell carcinoma.
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Authors
Erb P, Ji J, Wernli M, Kump E, Glaser A, Buchner SA.
Title
Role of apoptosis in basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma formation.
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Authors
Toftgard R.
Title
Hedgehog signalling in cancer.
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Authors
Wu F, Zhang Y, Sun B, McMahon AP, Wang Y
Title
Hedgehog Signaling: From Basic Biology to Cancer Therapy.
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Authors
Otsuka A, Levesque MP, Dummer R, Kabashima K
Title
Hedgehog signaling in basal cell carcinoma.
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