Germline MC1R status influences somatic mutation burden in melanoma
Robles-Espinoza CD, Roberts ND, Chen S, Leacy FP, Alexandrov LB, Pornputtapong N, Halaban R, Krauthammer M, Cui R, Timothy Bishop D, Adams DJ. Germline MC1R status influences somatic mutation burden in melanoma. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 12064. PMID: 27403562, PMCID: PMC4945874, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAllelesCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGerm-Line MutationHair ColorHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMelanomaMelanosisMiddle AgedMutationMutation AccumulationNeoplasm InvasivenessPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 1Skin NeoplasmsSkin PigmentationConceptsR allelePhenotypic risk factorsCutaneous melanoma riskYears of ageSomatic mutation burdenRisk factorsMutation burdenSun exposureGeneral populationMelanoma riskMutational burdenSun sensitivityMC1R statusMajor genetic determinantMelanoma developmentReceptor geneT mutationMelanomaRed hairGenetic determinantsMutation classesDisruptive variantsBurdenAllelesMelanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) geneRASopathy Gene Mutations in Melanoma
Halaban R, Krauthammer M. RASopathy Gene Mutations in Melanoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2016, 136: 1755-1759. PMID: 27236105, PMCID: PMC4992636, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRASopathy mutationsRAS/mitogen-activated protein kinaseRAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathwayMitogen-activated protein kinase pathwayMitogen-activated protein kinaseProtein kinase pathwayAmino acid substitutionsNext-generation sequencingProtein kinasePathway genesKinase pathwaySequencing dataDriver genesAcid substitutionsGenomic abnormalitiesMutationsLegius syndromeGenesAbundant mutationsGermline mutationsGene mutationsPathwaySignificant overlapKinaseMelanomagenesis