ALK is frequently phosphorylated in Merkel cell carcinoma and associates with longer survival.

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin cancer with only limited therapeutic options for advanced disease. We previously showed that oncogene ALK is frequently expressed at the RNA level in MCC and further that ALK positivity by immunohistochemistry is frequent and correlates strongly with Merkel...

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Main Authors: Jenni Jaatinen, Tuukka Veija, Marko Salmikangas, Tom Böhling, Harri Sihto, Virve Koljonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252099