title: Telomerase (TERT) promoter mutations are infrequent in Merkel cell carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Dermatopathology Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Hye Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Shi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Dermatopathology Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Succaria
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Dermatopathology Section, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts. Electronic address: jbhawan@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Jag
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bhawan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019098:Telomerase