The genetics of malignant melanoma: lessons from mouse and man.

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Therapeutic resistance and proclivity for metastasis are hallmarks of malignant melanoma. Genetic, epidemiological and genomic investigations are uncovering the spectrum of stereotypical mutations that are associated with melanoma and how these mutations relate to risk factors such as ultraviolet exposure. The ability to validate the pathogenetic relevance of these mutations in the mouse, coupled with advances in...

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