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Cisplatin fails to induce puma mediated apoptosis in mucosal melanomas.
Oncotarget - 1 Jan 2015
Fritsche Marie Kristin, Metzler Veronika, Becker Karen, Plettenberg Christian, Heiser Clemens, Hofauer Benedikt, Knopf Andreas
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OBJECTIVES: Mucosal melanomas (MM) are aggressive subtypes of common melanomas. It remains unclear whether limitations in their resectability or their distinctive molecular mechanisms are responsible for the aggressive phenotype. METHODS: In total, 112 patients with cutaneous melanomas (CM) and 27 patients with MM were included. Clinical parameters were analysed using Chi square, Fisher exact and student's...
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