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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Yariv Houvras
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-26371 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Ceol Craig J CJ Houvras Yariv Y Jane-Valbuena Judit J Bilodeau Steve S Orlando David A DA Battisti Valentine V Fritsch Lauriane L Lin William M WM Hollmann Travis J TJ Ferré Fabrizio F Bourque Caitlin C Burke Christopher J CJ Turner Laura L Uong Audrey A Johnson Laura A LA Beroukhim Rameen R Mermel Craig H CH Loda Massimo M Ait-Si-Ali Slimane S Garraway Levi A LA Young Richard A RA Zon Leonard I LI
Nature 20110301 7339
The most common mutation in human melanoma, BRAF(V600E), activates the serine/threonine kinase BRAF and causes excessive activity in the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. BRAF(V600E) mutations are also present in benign melanocytic naevi, highlighting the importance of additional genetic alterations in the genesis of malignant tumours. Such changes include recurrent copy number variations that result in the amplification of oncogenes. For certain amplifications, the large number of genes ...[more]