New under the sun: Recurrent genetic mutations in melanoma
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Melanoma -- the deadliest and most aggressive form of skin cancer -- has long been linked to time spent in the sun. Now scientists have sequenced the whole genomes of 25 metastatic melanoma tumors, confirming the role of chronic sun exposure and revealing new genetic changes important in tumor formation.
