Genetic alterations driving metastatic colony formation are acquired outside of the primary tumour in melanoma

For several cancer types, mouse models indicate that metastasis occurs early. Here, the authors show that human melanoma cells disseminate early and illustrate a genetic colonisation signature that evolves in parallel at different sites.

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Main Authors: Melanie Werner-Klein, Sebastian Scheitler, Martin Hoffmann, Isabelle Hodak, Klaus Dietz, Petra Lehnert, Veronika Naimer, Bernhard Polzer, Steffi Treitschke, Christian Werno, Aleksandra Markiewicz, Kathrin Weidele, Zbigniew Czyz, Ulrich Hohenleutner, Christian Hafner, Sebastian Haferkamp, Mark Berneburg, Petra Rümmele, Anja Ulmer, Christoph A. Klein
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/08484ba36c924d67bd84ae818b551c58
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