| Literature DB >> 2674680 |
L J van 't Veer1, B M Burgering, R Versteeg, A J Boot, D J Ruiter, S Osanto, P I Schrier, J L Bos.
Abstract
In 7 of 37 patients with cutaneous melanoma, mutations in the N-ras gene were found. The primary tumors of these seven patients were exclusively localized on body sites continuously exposed to sunlight. Moreover, the ras mutations were all at or near dipyrimidine sites known to be targets of UV damage. Two primary tumors were biclonal with respect to ras mutation. An active role for UV irradiation in induction of the mutations is suggested.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2674680 PMCID: PMC362784 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.9.7.3114-3116.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biol ISSN: 0270-7306 Impact factor: 4.272