KIT Testing and Survival in Malignant Melanoma Patients

Malignant melanoma is the most common lethal cutaneous malignancy. It arises from melanocytes that originate from neural crest [1]. Alterations in KIT proto-oncogene define a unique molecular subset in malignant melanoma. Mutations and amplification of KIT are observed in 3% of all melanomas and are...

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Main Authors: Mehrdad Payandeh, Masoud Sadeghi, Edris Sadeghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amber Publication 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science
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Online Access:https://www.jrmds.in/articles/kit-testing-and-survival-in-malignant-melanoma-patients.pdf