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Distinct sets of genetic alterations in melanoma.
The New England journal of medicine - 17 Nov 2005
Curtin John A, Fridlyand Jane, Kageshita Toshiro, Patel Hetal N, Busam Klaus J, Kutzner Heinz, Cho Kwang-Hyun, Aiba Setsuya, Bröcker Eva-Bettina, LeBoit Philip E, Pinkel Dan, Bastian Boris C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ultraviolet light is a major causative factor in melanoma, although the relationship between risk and exposure is complex. We hypothesized that the clinical heterogeneity is explained by genetically distinct types of melanoma with different susceptibility to ultraviolet li...
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