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Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 mutations in melanoma frequently co-occur with NRAS mutations.
Histopathology - 1 Dec 2018
Linos Konstantinos, Tafe Laura J
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) is a metabolic enzyme that converts isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate. IDH1 mutations are associated with the accumulation of the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate, which acts as an epigenetic modifier, and the development of multiple malignancies. METHODS AND RESULTS: From May 2013 to June 2017, 252 melanoma samples from 214 patients with advanced or distant metastatic...
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