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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Basal cell "carcinoma," somatic
  1. ... detected in a form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. These mutations are described as somatic, which means they occur during a person's ...
  2. ... non-hereditary (sporadic) type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. Other sporadic types of cancer may be associated with somatic mutations in the PTCH1 gene, including some forms ...
  3. ... the skin (atypical Spitz tumors, cutaneous melanoma, and basal cell carcinoma); eyes (uveal melanoma); kidneys (clear cell renal cell ... information about Melanoma More About This Health Condition ... and clear cell renal cell carcinoma tumors in the absence of a germline BAP1 ...
  4. ... gene mutations typically occur in multiple types of cells in the skin over an ... found in certain cancers, including cancer of the bone marrow (multiple myeloma), ...
  5. ... involving the PDGFRB gene cause a type of cancer of blood-forming cells called PDGFRB-associated chronic eosinophilic leukemia. This condition ... translocations that lead to these fusion genes are somatic mutations, which are ... in a single cell. This cell continues to grow and divide, producing ...