Germline MC1R status influences somatic mutation burden in melanoma

Germline MC1R status influences somatic mutation burden in melanoma

Deleterious germline variants in the MC1Rgene are associated with red hair and freckles, and with an increased risk of developing melanoma. Here, the authors investigate melanoma samples from patients with and without these variants and find that their presence is predictive of a higher overall muta...

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Main Authors: Carla Daniela Robles-Espinoza, Nicola D. Roberts, Shuyang Chen, Finbarr P. Leacy, Ludmil B. Alexandrov, Natapol Pornputtapong, Ruth Halaban, Michael Krauthammer, Rutao Cui, D. Timothy Bishop, David J. Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12064

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https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12064

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