Molecular biology of normal melanocytes and melanoma cells.

Abstract excerpt

Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive malignancies in humans and is responsible for 60-80% of deaths from skin cancers. The 5-year survival of patients with metastatic malignant melanoma is about 14%. Its incidence has been increasing in the white population over the past two decades. The mechanisms leading to malignant transformation of melanocytes and melanocytic lesions are poorly understood. In...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
• Share to Gene-Environment Interaction