Comparative exome sequencing of metastatic lesions provides insights into the mutational progression of melanoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metastasis is characterized by spreading of neoplastic cells to an organ other than where they originated and is the predominant cause of death among cancer patients. This holds true for melanoma, whose incidence is increasing more r...

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Main Authors: Gartner Jared J, Davis Sean, Wei Xiaomu, Lin Jimmy C, Trivedi Niraj S, Teer Jamie K, Meltzer Paul S, Rosenberg Steven A, Samuels Yardena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/505