Does Melanoma Begin in a Melanocyte Stem Cell?

What is the cellular origin of melanoma? What role do melanocyte stem cells (MSC) and other melanocyte precursors play in the development of melanoma? Are MSCs and other latent melanocyte precursors more susceptible to solar radiation? These and many other questions can be very effectively addressed...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Skin Cancer
Main Authors: James D. Hoerter, Patrick Bradley, Alexandria Casillas, Danielle Chambers, Brandon Weiswasser, Lauren Clements, Sarah Gilbert, Albert Jiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/571087