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Mutant IDH1 confers an in vivo growth in a melanoma cell line with BRAF mutation.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Mar 2011
Shibata Tatsuhiro, Kokubu Akiko, Miyamoto Masashi, Sasajima Yuko, Yamazaki Naoya
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma is the most deadly tumor of the skin, and systemic therapies for the advanced stage are still limited. Recent genetic analyses have revealed the molecular diversity of melanoma and potential therapeutic targets. By screening a cohort of 142 primary nonepithelial tumors, we discovered that about 10% of melanoma cases (4/39) harbored an IDH1 or IDH2 mutation. These mutations were found to coexist with BRAF...
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