Ultraviolet radiation-induced DNA damage is prognostic for outcome in melanoma

Lucas D Trucco, Piyushkumar A Mundra, Kate Hogan, Pablo Garcia-Martinez, Amaya Viros, Amit K Mandal, Nicolas Macagno, Caroline Gaudy-Marqueste, Donald Allan, Franziska Baenke, Martin Cook, Clare McManus, Berta Sanchez-Laorden, Nathalie Dhomen, Richard Marais

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Abstract

The melanoma genome is dominated by ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced mutations. Their relevance in disease progression is unknown. Here we classify melanomas by mutation signatures and identify ten recurrently mutated UVR signature genes that predict patient survival. We validate these findings in primary human melanomas; in mice we show that this signature is imprinted by short-wavelength UVR and that four exposures to UVR are sufficient to accelerate melanomagenesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-224
Number of pages4
JournalNature Medicine
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Dec 2018

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  • Manchester Cancer Research Centre

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