The Hedgehog signalling pathway and its role in cancer

Mutations in Hedgehog (Hh) pathway genes such as Patched1 are of established importance in Basal cell carcinoma (BCC). However, BCC is unusual because it has indolent behaviour and rarely metastasises. Hh pathway gene mutations are rare in cancers with more typical malignant behaviour, leading to th...

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Main Author: Saldanha, Gerald Stephen
Published: University of Leicester 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696928