Analysis of mutations in the PIK3CA and FGFR3 genes in verrucous epidermal nevus

• Main Authors: Ludmilla Queirós Miranda (Author), Tainá Scalfoni Fracaroli (Author), João Carlos Macedo Fonseca (Author), Elisa Fontenelle (Author), Raphael Pedro Machado Curvo (Author), Luís Cristóvão Porto (Author), Roberto Souto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Verrucous epidermal nevi are congenital hamartomas composed of keratinocytes and may occur alone or in association with developmental abnormalities. A close relationship between variations in the PIK3CA and FGFR3 genes and the appearance of nevi has been recently reported. Based on that, we performe...