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Smoothened and Patched and Sonic Hedgehogs – From Cyclopic Sheep to Targeted...
by: Simon Madorsky, MD & Cole Fulwider, MD What does Frizzled, Frazzled, Dishevelled, and Smoothened have to do with the Sonic Hedgehog? These are some of the humorously named genes in Drosophila...
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Vismodegib, a Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor, has been recently shown to be highly effective for advanced basal cell carcinoma in Phase II clinical studies. Discovery of the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway is...
View ArticleErivedge (Vismodegib) – The Unconsummated Miracle
Erivedge (vismodegib) is the new orally administered hedgehog-pathway inhibitor. Its results in Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome (Gorlin syndrome) are impressive as shown by Tang, Mackay, Aszterbaum et al in...
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