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Why Don't All Moles Progress To Melanoma?

10-05-2006 · ScienceDaily

Scientists know that 30 percent of all melanomas begin in a mole. They know that 90 percent of moles contain cancer-causing mutations. What scientists didn't know is how melanocytes stop these mutations from triggering the development of cancer. Maria S. Soengas, Ph.D., and other U-M scientists have found the answer to this important question in an unexpected place -- a structure inside cells called the endoplasmic reticulum.

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