KIT, NRAS and BRAF mutations in melanoma

Authors

  • Luz de María Díaz-Granados
  • Margarita María Velásquez

Keywords:

Melanoma, mutations, genetic alterations, KIT, NRAS, BRAF.

Abstract

Melanoma is one of the least common skin cancers, but given its ability to metastasize corresponds to the leading cause of death from skin cancer. There are five major clinical subtypes, of which the most common in Colombia is acral lentiginous melanoma. In the last decades altered intracellular signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of melanoma have been detected, with gen mutations that primarily affect KIT, NRAS and BRAF more often, all involved in the activation of the MAPK signaling pathway genes. Thanks to these discoveries that selectively inhibit the transcription of these genes drugs have been developed and mutants in phase II clinical trials have demonstrated a decrease in tumor size and increased survival of patients with metastatic melanoma.

Author Biographies

Luz de María Díaz-Granados

Médica, residente de tercer año de Dermatología, Sección de Dermatología, Universidad de Antioquia: Grupo de Investigación Dermatológica, GRID, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

Margarita María Velásquez

Médica dermatóloga y doctora en Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas; profesora, Sección de Dermatología, Centro de Investigaciones Dermatológicas –CIDERM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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Díaz-Granados L de M, Velásquez MM. KIT, NRAS and BRAF mutations in melanoma. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];23(4):299-307. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1087

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Díaz-Granados L de M, Velásquez MM. KIT, NRAS and BRAF mutations in melanoma. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];23(4):299-307. Available from: https://revista.asocolderma.org.co/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/1087

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