2017
Spitz nevi and Spitzoid melanomas: exome sequencing and comparison with conventional melanocytic nevi and melanomas
Lazova R, Pornputtapong N, Halaban R, Bosenberg M, Bai Y, Chai H, Krauthammer M. Spitz nevi and Spitzoid melanomas: exome sequencing and comparison with conventional melanocytic nevi and melanomas. Modern Pathology 2017, 30: 640-649. PMID: 28186096, PMCID: PMC5413430, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.237.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Metastatic Peritoneal Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis
Cajaiba MM, Benjamin D, Halaban R, Reyes-Múgica M. Metastatic Peritoneal Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2008, 32: 156-161. PMID: 18162783, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e3181238cd2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocutaneous melanocytosisCentral nervous systemComplex cytogenetic rearrangementsSevere neurologic manifestationsVentriculo-peritoneal shuntingPrimary skin melanomaLarge congenital melanocytic neviAtypical cell proliferationCongenital melanocytic neviSpecific diagnostic criteriaRare congenital disorderCNS metastasesNeurologic manifestationsNeurologic symptomsClinical courseLesion variesHistopathologic featuresNeurocutaneous melanosisBiologic featuresMalignant melanomaPeritoneal surfaceAggressive phenotypeDiagnostic criteriaNervous systemProliferation of melanocytes
1993
Molecular analyses of a tyrosinase-negative albino family.
Park K, Chintamaneni C, Halaban R, Witkop C, Kwon B. Molecular analyses of a tyrosinase-negative albino family. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1993, 52: 406-13. PMID: 8430701, PMCID: PMC1682201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlbinism, OculocutaneousBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, SouthernChildDNA Mutational AnalysisElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFemaleFrameshift MutationGene LibraryGlycosylationHumansMaleMelanocytesMolecular Sequence DataMonophenol MonooxygenaseMutationPedigreePoint MutationPolymerase Chain ReactionPrecipitin TestsSequence DeletionConceptsAmino acid changesAcid changesPutative amino acid changesPremature termination signalTwo-nucleotide deletionSingle base substitutionTermination signalGel electrophoretic analysisN-glycosylationCDNA libraryBase pair deletionCodon 355Genomic DNAHomologous allelesNucleotide substitutionsSequence analysisMolecular analysisMissense mutationsTwo-base deletionExon 1Electrophoretic analysisCodon 226Exon 3AllelesTyrosinase-negative oculocutaneous albinism
1988
Cytogenetic Analysis of Melanocytes From Premalignant Nevi and Melanomas2
Cowan J, Halaban R, Francka U. Cytogenetic Analysis of Melanocytes From Premalignant Nevi and Melanomas2. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1988, 80: 1159-1164. PMID: 3166071, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/80.14.1159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Human Melanocytes Cultured from Nevi and Melanomas
Halaban R, Ghosh S, Duray P, Kirkwood J, Lerner A. Human Melanocytes Cultured from Nevi and Melanomas. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 1986, 87: 95-101. PMID: 2425008, DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12523594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresence of mitogensHuman melanocytesNeonatal melanocytesRate of proliferationPrimary melanomaCongenital neviMalignant transformationTransformation of melanocytesCholera toxinIsobutylmethyl xanthineHuman placentaGrowth factorProliferative rateMelanomaNewborn foreskinUnidentified factorsCell linesMelanocytesMitogenNeviHuman neonatal melanocytesPopulation doublingsMonthsLate eventProliferation