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Chromosomal Aberrations Accumulate during Metastasis of Virus-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Jul 2023
Robb Tamsin J, Ward Zoe, Houseman Pascalene, Woodhouse Braden, Patel Rachna, Fitzgerald Sandra, Tsai Peter, Lawrence Ben, Parker Kate, Print Cristin G, Blenkiron Cherie
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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin tumor initiated by polyomavirus integration or UV light DNA damage. In New Zealand, there is a propensity toward the UV-driven form (31 of 107, 29% virus positive). Using archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, we report targeted DNA sequencing covering 246 cancer genes on 71 tumor tissues and 38 nonmalignant tissues from 37 individuals, with 33 of 37...
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