Abstract:Melanoma is the number one cause of neoplasm-related death in women of childbearing age, 1,2 with peak incidence coinciding with perimenopausal age 3. With today's advancing maternal age, the incidence of pregnancy-associated melanoma continues to increase 4,5. For these reasons, we aimed to clarify the factors associated with pregnancy that may affect underlying biological mechanisms and subsequent disease progression. Three human melanoma cell lines (MM96, D04, and MM329) were exposed to pregnant and non-pre… Show more
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