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GNAQ mutation in a patient with metastatic mucosal melanoma.
BMC cancer - 16 Jul 2014
Kim Chung-Young, Kim Dae Won, Kim Kevin, Curry Jonathan, Torres-Cabala Carlos, Patel Sapna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mucosal melanomas represent about 1% of all melanoma cases and classically have a worse prognosis than cutaneous melanomas. Due to the rarity of mucosal melanomas, only limited clinical studies with metastatic mucosal melanoma are available. Mucosal melanomas most commonly contain mutations in the gene CKIT, and treatments have been investigated using targeted therapy for this gene. Mutations in...
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