Under expression of the Sonic Hedgehog receptor, Patched1 (PTCH1), is associated with an increased risk of local recurrence in squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva arising on a background of Lichen Sclerosus.

OBJECTIVE:Dysregulation of the Hedgehog (Hh) pathway has been described in a variety of cancers, including cervical cancer, a disease which shares a common aetiology with vulval squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC). Here, we investigate a large number of primary VSCC cases for evidence of Hedgehog pathway...

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Main Authors: Jason Yap, Richard Fox, Natalie Narsia, Sonia Pinheiro-Maia, Rachel Pounds, Ciaran Woodman, David Luesley, Raji Ganesan, Sean Kehoe, Christopher Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6209322?pdf=render