Melanoma, cutaneous malignant, susceptibility to, 9

Synonyms: Cutaneous malignant melanoma 9

Summary

Malignant melanoma is a neoplasm of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes that occurs most often in the skin, but may also occur in the eyes, ears, gastrointestinal tract, leptomeninges, and oral and genital mucous membranes (summary by Habif, 2010). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of malignant melanoma, see 155600. [from OMIM]

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TERT
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Also known as: CMM9, DKCA2, DKCB4, EST2, PFBMFT1, TCS1, TP2, TRT, hEST2, hTRT, TERT
Summary: telomerase reverse transcriptase

Imported from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)

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Neoplasm
- Melanoma
  Melanoma
  - MedGen UID: 9944
  - Concept ID: C0025202
  - Finding: Neoplastic Process
  Neoplasm
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