Single-cell analysis is a groundbreaking approach now being used across biological fields to explore a common problem: how to study cellular diversity in cell environments with heterogeneous populations. Such diversity can have profound implications for cell survival and proliferation, response to drug therapies and interventions, as well as myriad other biological processes.
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MC1R Variant Independently Linked With Melanoma
People who are carriers of two variants of melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R), a gene that regulates pigmentation, were at increased risk for melanoma regardless of previous UV radiation exposure, according to the results of a study published in JAMA Dermatology.
VIDEO: Surgical resection ‘not obsolete’ in melanoma treatment
Surgical resection for stage IV melanoma is not obsolete due to new opportunities and evolving paradigms, Merrick I. Ross, MD, professor in the department of surgical oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, said during a debate at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.
VIDEO: Clinical differences can help identify adnexal primary vs. metastatic carcinoma
Jane L. Messina, MD, an anatomic pathologist of the Melanoma Research Center of Excellence at Moffitt Cancer Center, discussed the issues associated with distinguishing between adnexal primary carcinoma and metastatic melanoma at HemOnc Today Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies.