1. Ultraviolet radiation-induced DNA damage is prognostic for outcome in melanoma
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Trucco, Lucas D., Mundra, Piyushkumar A., Hogan, Kate, Garcia-Martinez, Pablo, Viros, Amaya, Mandal, Amit K., and Macagno, Nicolas
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Care and treatment ,Usage ,Development and progression ,Research ,Genetic aspects ,Prognosis ,Ultraviolet radiation -- Usage ,Gene mutation -- Research ,Melanoma -- Genetic aspects -- Care and treatment -- Development and progression -- Prognosis ,Cancer research ,Radiation (Physics) ,Skin cancer ,Cancer ,Medical research ,Genomics ,Universities and colleges ,DNA ,Genes ,Genomes ,Skin ,DNA damage - Abstract
Author(s): Lucas D. Trucco [sup.1] , Piyushkumar A. Mundra [sup.1] , Kate Hogan [sup.1] , Pablo Garcia-Martinez [sup.1] , Amaya Viros [sup.1] , Amit K. Mandal [sup.1] , Nicolas Macagno [...], The melanoma genome is dominated by ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced mutations. Their relevance in disease progression is unknown. Here we classify melanomas by mutation signatures and identify ten recurrently mutated UVR signature genes that predict patient survival. We validate these findings in primary human melanomas; in mice we show that this signature is imprinted by short-wavelength UVR and that four exposures to UVR are sufficient to accelerate melanomagenesis. Mutational signatures in melanoma are associated with prognostic features in patients and suggest distinct disease etiologies associated with the influence of different wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation.
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- 2019
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