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Clinical, Genetic and Innate Immunity Characteristics of Melanoma in Organ Transplant Recipients.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 6 Apr 2017
Brocard Anabelle, Knol Anne-Chantal, Bossard Céline, Denis Marc Guillaume, Quéreux Gaëlle, Saint-Jean Mélanie, Peuvrel Lucie, Khammari Amir, Blancho Gilles, Dantal Jacques, Dréno Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
The aims of this study were to determine the clinical and histological characteristics of melanoma in transplant recipients, the mutation profile (BRAF, NRAS and c-KIT genes), and the immune tolerance of the tumour microenvironment by immunohistochemical study of the expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), PD1, PD-L1, CD8 and FoxP3. The study population comprised patients who had undergone a renal...
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