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Primary mucosal melanomas of the head and neck are characterised by overexpression of the DNA mutating enzyme APOBEC3B.
Histopathology - 1 Mar 2023
Argyris Prokopios P, Naumann Jordan, Jarvis Matthew C, Wilkinson Peter E, Ho Dan P, Islam Mohammed N, Bhattacharyya Indraneel, Gopalakrishnan Rajaram, Li Faqian, Koutlas Ioannis G, Giubellino Alessio, Harris Reuben S
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Primary head/neck mucosal melanomas (MMs) are rare and exhibit aggressive biologic behaviour and elevated mutational loads. The molecular mechanisms responsible for high genomic instability observed in head/neck MMs remain elusive. The DNA cytosine deaminase APOBEC3B (A3B) constitutes a major endogenous source of mutation in human cancer. A3B-related mutations are identified through C-to-T/-G base...
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