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Review
. 1991 Jun;10(2):141-50.
doi: 10.1007/BF00049411.

Antigens of melanocytes and melanoma

S A Lynch  1 , B N Bouchard, S Vijayasaradhi, H Yuasa, A N Houghton
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Review

Antigens of melanocytes and melanoma

S A Lynch et al. Cancer Metastasis Rev. 1991 Jun.

Abstract

Melanoma is a valuable model to study phenotypic traits that are regulated during cell differentiation and malignant transformation. Melanoma cells display extensive phenotypic and antigenic heterogeneity. Studies of this attribute have provided insight into events that take place during normal melanocyte differentiation and give clues to traits that contribute to malignancy. It is possible that the phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity present among melanoma cells within a single lesion includes a subset of cells with traits that favor tumor progression and metastasis. This review discusses the identification and characterization of antigens expressed by melanoma cells and their potential contribution to melanocyte differentiation and malignant transformation.

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