title: TERT gene amplification is associated with poor outcome in acral lentiginous melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Alba
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Joan Anton
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Puig-Butillé
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Concha
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Dolors
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Institute of Predictive and Personalized Medicine of Cancer (IMPPC), Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Díez
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia-Herrera
authors.affiliation: Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carrera
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical and Molecular Genetics, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Badenas
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Solé
authors.affiliation: Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malvehy
authors.affiliation: Melanoma Unit, Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain; Centro Investigación Biomédica en Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puig
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: lalos@clinic.ub.es.
authors.forename: Llucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005784:Gene Amplification; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D018327:Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics*; D016610:Tissue Embedding
chemical_list: C509186:TERT protein, human; D019098:Telomerase