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Review on Canine Oral Melanoma: An Undervalued Authentic Genetic Model of Human Oral Melanoma?
Veterinary pathology - 1 Sept 2021
Palma Stefano Di, McConnell Ashleigh, Verganti Sara, Starkey Mike
Abstract excerpt
Oral melanoma (OM) is a highly aggressive tumor of the oral cavity in humans and dogs. Here we review the phenotypic similarities between the disease in these 2 species as the basis for the view that canine OM is a good model for the corresponding human disease. Utility of the "canine model" has likely been hindered by a paucity of information about the extent of the molecular genetic similarities between human...
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