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Oncogenic KIT Induces Replication Stress and Confers Cell Cycle Checkpoint Vulnerability in Melanoma.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 May 2022
Njauw Ching-Ni, Ji Zhenyu, Pham Duc Minh, Simoneau Antoine, Kumar Raj, Flaherty Keith T, Zou Lee, Tsao Hensin
Abstract excerpt
Acral and mucosal melanomas arise from sun-protected sites, disproportionately impact darker-skinned individuals, and exact higher mortality than common types of cutaneous melanoma. Genetically, acral and mucosal melanomas harbor more alterations of KIT than typical cutaneous melanomas. Because KIT-mutated melanomas remain largely treatment resistant, we set out to create a faithful murine KIT-driven allograft...
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