Keywords
- Hair Follicle
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Outer Root Sheath
- Epidermal Stem Cell
- Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
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Aberger, F., Frischauf, AM. (2006). GLI Genes and Their Targets in Epidermal Development and Disease. In: Hedgehog-Gli Signaling in Human Disease. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-33777-6_7
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