Discrepant alterations in main candidate genes among multiple primary melanomas.

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Published in J Transl Med on May 08, 2014

Authors

Maria Colombino, MariaCristina Sini, Amelia Lissia, Vincenzo De Giorgi, Ignazio Stanganelli, Fabrizio Ayala, Daniela Massi, Corrado Rubino, Antonella Manca, Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Susanna Rossari, Serena Magi, Laura Mazzoni, Gerardo Botti, Mariaelena Capone, Marco Palla, Paolo A Ascierto, Antonio Cossu, Giuseppe Palmieri1, Italian Melanoma Intergroup (IMI)

Author Affiliations

1: Unit of Cancer Genetics, Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (ICB), National Research Council (CNR) - Traversa La Crucca 3, Baldinca Li Punti, 07100 Sassari, Italy. gpalmieri@yahoo.com.

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