| Autor: |
Gordon Stamp, Joost van den Oord, James Larkin, Anna Carlisle, Dirk C. Strauss, Richard Marais, Simon J. Furney, Mahrokh Nohadani, J. Meirion Thomas, Andrew J. Hayes, Samra Turajlic, Martin Gore |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
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| Zdroj: |
The Journal of Pathology. 230:261-269 |
| ISSN: |
0022-3417 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/path.4204 |
| Popis: |
Mucosal melanoma displays distinct clinical and epidemiological features compared to cutaneous melanoma. Here we used whole genome and whole exome sequencing to characterize the somatic alterations and mutation spectra in the genomes of ten mucosal melanomas. We observed somatic mutation rates that are considerably lower than occur in sun-exposed cutaneous melanoma, but comparable to the rates seen in cancers not associated with exposure to known mutagens. In particular, the mutation signatures are not indicative of ultraviolet light- or tobacco smoke-induced DNA damage. Genes previously reported as mutated in other cancers were also mutated in mucosal melanoma. Notably, there were substantially more copy number and structural variations in mucosal melanoma than have been reported in cutaneous melanoma. Thus, mucosal and cutaneous melanomas are distinct diseases with discrete genetic features. Our data suggest that different mechanisms underlie the genesis of these diseases and that structural variations play a more important role in mucosal than in cutaneous melanomagenesis. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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