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Lack of SF3B1 R625 mutations in cutaneous melanoma.
Diagnostic pathology - 21 May 2013
Schilling Bastian, Bielefeld Nicola, Sucker Antje, Hillen Uwe, Zimmer Lisa, Schadendorf Dirk, Zeschnigk Michael, Griewank Klaus G
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BACKGROUND: Melanoma is a deadly disease affecting people worldwide. Genetic studies have identified different melanoma subtypes characterized by specific recurrently mutated genes and led to the successful clinical introduction of targeted therapies. Hotspot mutations in SF3B1 were recently reported in uveal melanoma. Our aim was to see if these mutations also occur in cutaneous melanoma. FINDINGS: We analyzed a...
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