Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

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Retrospective review of outcomes associated with metastatic melanoma patients treated with 1st‐line BRAF‐targeted therapy	23
Molecular heterogeneity of quiescent melanocyte stem cells revealed by single‐cell RNA ‐sequencing	22
TRIM 63 Promotes the Malignant Behaviors of Melanoma Cells Through Ubiquitination of P 2 RY	20
CD52 mRNA expression predicts prognosis and response to immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma	18
Cytoglobin functions as a redox regulator of melanogenesis in normal epidermal melanocytes	17
SASH1 Mutations and Hereditary Disorders of Pigmentation: Review of Literature	17
Oral Melanoma in Older Adults: Epidemiology, Molecular Landscape, and Treatment Strategies	16
Proceedings from the Melanoma Research Foundation Mucosal Melanoma Meeting (December 16, 2022, New York, USA)	16
Copy Number Analysis in Congenital Nevi: Concordance and Diagnostic Limitations of aCGH , sWGS , a	16
Fusion Gene Detection in Driver Mutation‐Negative Melanomas Using RNA ‐Based Anchored Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction	16
25th International Pigment Cell Conference, Bilbao, Spain IPCC 2023	15
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Progress in melanoma treatment: Patient's perspectives	15
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Comprehensive Profiling of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma Reveals Downregulated Immune Activation Compared to Cutaneous Melanoma	14
Modeling of pigmentation disorders associated with MITF mutation in Waardenburg syndrome revealed an impaired melanogenesis pathway in iPS‐derived melanocytes	13
Microfluidic Characterization and Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells From Patients With Metastatic Melanoma	13
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The Melanocyte and Nerve Fiber Cross‐Talk, Facilitated Also by Semaphorin‐4A, Enhances UV‐B‐Induced Melanogenesis	12
Sex Differences in Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of 3617 Cases From the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database	11

PASPCR 2024 Annual Meeting, New York, NY	11
First Report of Oculocutaneous Albinism Type I Among Baka Pygmies From Cameroon	11
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Celebrating the life of James J. Nordlund, MD, a larger‐than‐life scholar, mentor, and friend	11
MelOD : The Melanoma Omics Dashboard for Multimodal Data Exploration	10
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Single‐cell profiling of MC1R‐inhibited melanocytes	10
Impact of Multigene Panel Testing in High‐Risk Uveal Melanoma Patients	10
Mouse Tail‐Skin Dissociation and Preparation of Live Single‐Cell Suspension for Downstream Analysis of Melanocytes	9
Rapid Diagnosis and Subtyping of Hermansky‐Pudlak Syndrome With Flow Cytometry Analysis	9
BORIS / CTCFL ‐mediated chromatin accessibility alterations promote a pro‐invasive transcriptional signature in melano	9
MetFinder: A Tool for Automated Quantitation of Metastatic Burden in Histological Sections From Preclinical Models	9
Prognostic value of clinical and radiomic parameters in patients with liver metastases from uveal melanoma	9
Association Between Melanoma Metastasis and Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross‐Sectional Study in a Chinese Population	8
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Dominant Negative Mitf Allele Impacts Melanophore and Xanthophore Development and Reveals Collaborative Interactions With Tfec in Zebrafish Chromatophore Lineages	8
Characterizing the Mutational Landscape of In‐Transit Melanoma Metastases	8
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Meeting Report From the 2023 Cure Ocular Melanoma (CURE OM) Global Science Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2023	8
Immune signatures in cutaneous melanoma correlate with survival independently of immunotherapy treatment	7
Two novel CreERT2 transgenic mouse lines to study melanocytic cells in vivo	7
SASH1 Modulates Melanin Synthesis and Melanoma Cell Metastasis via Suppression of the TGF ‐β Signaling Pathway	7
Histopathological Analysis Revealed Melanosome‐Retaining Fibroblasts and Autophagy‐Impaired Macrophages in Ashy Dermatosis	7
Topical antibiotics limit depigmentation in a mouse model of vitiligo	7
5,6‐Dihydroxyindole eumelanin content in human skin with varying degrees of constitutive pigmentation	7
Beyond the 5‐year milestone: Long‐term survivorship of melanoma patients treated off‐trial with anti‐PD‐1	7
Rare Melanomas: An Area of Urgent Research and Clinical Need	7
The metabolism of melanin synthesis—From melanocytes to melanoma	7
CD40 Agonist Therapy in Melanoma: Translating Preclinical Promise Into Clinical Practice	7
The OSUMMER lines: A series of ultraviolet‐accelerated NRAS‐mutant mouse melanoma cell lines syngeneic to C57BL/6	6
2‐Mercaptonicotinoyl glycine, a new potent melanogenesis inhibitor, exhibits a unique mode of action while preserving melanocyte integrity	6
Connecting the dots: Melanoma cell of origin, tumor cell plasticity, trans‐differentiation, and drug resistance	6
Pigmentation and Retinal Pigment Epithelium Thickness: A Study of the Phenotypic and Genotypic Relationships Between Ocular and Extraocular Pigmented Tissues	6
Unsuspected consequences of synonymous and missense variants in OCA2 can be detected in blood cell RNA samples of patients with albinism	6
Patient Education in the Eye of the Beholder: Assessing the Effect of Skin Color Representation in Melanoma Educational Materials	6
UVA Irradiation Promotes Melanoma Cell Proliferation Mediated by OPN3 Independently of ROS Production	6
Clinical and pathological characteristics of familial melanoma with germline TERT promoter variants	6
Meeting Report From the 2025 Cure Ocular Melanoma (CURE OM) Global Science Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, October 2025	6
Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity of multiple lentigines and precise diagnosis in four Chinese families with multiple lentigines	6
The Proposed Categorization of Vitiligo Lesions on the Hands	6
Induced pluripotent stem cells reprogramming overcomes technical limitations for highly pigmented adult melanocyte amplification and integration in 3D skin model	6
Pathogenic Germline Variants in Uveal Melanoma Driver and BAP1‐Associated Genes in Finnish Patients with Uveal Melanoma	6
ToF‐SIMS imaging reveals changes in tumor cell lipids during metastatic progression of melanoma	6
Prognostic and Predictive Value of ctDNA for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis	6
Advancements in melanoma cancer metastasis models	5
Segregation Between an Ornamental and a Disease Driver Gene Provides Insights Into Pigment Cell Regulation	5
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Primary cutaneous melanoma in Black patients: An analysis of 2464 cases from the National Cancer Database 2004–2018	5

Chemiexcitation in Ex Vivo Porcine Skin Model	5
Causes of death and patterns of metastatic disease at the end of life for patients with advanced melanoma in the immunotherapy era	5
Clinicopathological features, current status, and progress of primary central nervous system melanoma diagnosis and treatment	5
Comparison of Disease Progression Between Amelanotic Melanoma and Melanotic Melanoma	5
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Cutaneous Pigment Cell Distributions and Skin Structure of Xenopus	5
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Extreme Tumor Mutational Burden Predicts Near‐Curative Outcomes With Checkpoint Immunotherapy in Melanoma: Half the Eligible, Half the Cure	5
Checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor + low‐dose hydroxyurea efficiently kills BRAF inhibitor‐ and immune checkpoint inhibitor‐resistant melanomas	5
Chicken Shank Color Determined by Inhibition of Dermal Melanin ( ID ) is Mediated by a Structural	5
The role of dacarbazine and temozolomide therapy after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant melanoma patients: A case series and meta‐analysis	5
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An Evolutionary Patient Journey in Uveal Melanoma	5
Myron Gordon Award Lecture 2023: Painting the neural crest: How studying pigment cells illuminates neural crest cell biology	5
Neutrophil‐to‐eosinophil ratio as a biomarker for clinical outcomes in advanced stage melanoma patients treated with anti‐PD‐1 therapy	5
TFE3 promotes ferroptosis in melanoma	5
Durable complete response in a patient with leptomeningeal melanoma after treatment with dabrafenib, trametinib, and nivolumab	5
Interplay of Light, Melatonin, and Circadian Genes in Skin Pigmentation Regulation	4
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Germline MC1R Variant Status and Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Advanced Melanoma	4
New Dermoscopy Pattern in Nevus‐Associated Melanomas	4
RNA M6A modification shaping cutaneous melanoma tumor microenvironment and predicting immunotherapy response	4
Excimer 308‐Nm Light in the Combination Treatment of Vitiligo: A Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis	4
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An Integrated Investigation of SOX10 in Feather Color in Domestic Rock Pigeon ( Columba livia	4
Association of Pretreatment Tumour Microenvironment and Treatment Outcome in Patients With Locally Advanced Melanoma Treated With Isolated Limb Perfusion	4
YAP Upregulation Contributes to Acquired Resistance to BET Inhibitors in Uveal Melanoma	4
Pegargiminase Suppresses the Fanconi Anemia Pathway and Promotes Melphalan‐Induced DNA Double‐Strand Breaks in Uveal Melanoma	4
Optimisation of skin phototype classification	4
The Lipid Droplet Protein DHRS3 Is a Regulator of Melanoma Cell State	4
An in vitro nevus explant model for studying the effects of ultraviolet radiation	4
Xenopus as a model system for studying pigmentation and pigmentary disorders	4
The classification of melanocytic gene signatures	3
Landscape of mutations in early stage primary cutaneous melanoma: An InterMEL study	3
The Neuro‐Endocrinal Regulation in Vitiligo	3
X and Y Differences in Melanoma Survival Between the Sexes	3
LRP2 Expression in Melanoma Is Associated With a Transitory Cell State, Increased T Cell Infiltration, and Is Upregulated by IFNy Signaling	3
Trained immunity in the pathogenesis of vitiligo	3
Leptomeningeal disease in melanoma: An update on the developments in pathophysiology and clinical care	3
A prospective observational study to sequentially determine the dermoscopic features of vitiligo and its association with disease activity in patients on medical treatment	3
Perspectives on the nanocarriers with miRNAs for targeting melanoma stemness through epigenetic regulation	3
Characterization of PRAME immunohistochemistry reveals lower expression in pediatric melanoma compared to adult melanoma	3
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Epigenetic and pharmacological control of pigmentation via Bromodomain Protein 9 (BRD9)	3
Piceatannol—Can It Be Used to Treat Hyperpigmentation of the Skin?	3
Conjunctival Melanoma: A Narrative Review of Current Knowledge	3
In Memoriam: Soldano Ferrone MD, PhD (1940–2023)	3
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Multi‐Omics Identifies CTSS as a Susceptibility Gene and Actionable Target That Regulates Melanocyte MHC	2
Seasonal variation of anti‐PD‐1 outcome in melanoma—Results from a Dutch patient cohort	2
The Incorporation of Melanosomes by Senescent Keratinocytes Causes the Accumulation of Melanin due to Decreased Energy Metabolism	2
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Genotypic spectrum of albinism in Mali	2
AP‐3 complex subunit delta gene, ap3d1, regulates melanogenesis and melanophore survival via autophagy in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	2
Development of Poliosis in Patients Treated With Immunotherapy for Metastatic Cutaneous and Non‐Cutaneous Melanoma	2
A Recessive oca2 Mutation Underlies Albinism in Xiphophorus Fish	2
The Role of Two Tyrosinase‐Like Glycoenzymes in Defining the Final Hue of Parrot Plumage	2
B7‐H3 drives immunosuppression and Co‐targeting with CD47 is a new therapeutic strategy in β‐catenin activated melanomas	2
Rare Germline Variants in CDKN2A ‐Negative Children and Adolescents With Cutaneous Melanoma	2
Genetic Landscape of Mucosal Melanoma: Identifying Pathogenic Germline Variants	2
List of reviewers for PCMR (01.01.2023–30.09.2023)	2
A New Era in Leptomeningeal Disease ( LMD ): Recent Advancements in Immunocellular and Radiation Therapies in Melanoma LMD	2
The Yucatan miniature swine as a model for post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation	2
Melanoma and Matrimony: Retrospective Study of Demographics, Marital Status, and Clinical Features of Patients With Acral Melanoma at a Single Academic Center	2
Emerging therapeutic strategies for metastatic uveal melanoma: Targeting driver mutations	2
The 21st International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research	2
Cholinergic Signaling Mediated by Muscarinic Receptors Triggers the Ultraviolet‐Induced Release of Melanosome in Cultured Melanoma Cells	2
Melanoma and subcutaneous adipose tissue: Role of peritumoral adipokines in disease characterization and prognosis	2
Detection of cell‐free tumor DNA in cerebrospinal fluid as a diagnostic biomarker for leptomeningeal melanoma metastasis: A case series	2
Development and Validation of Vitiligo‐Specific‐Belief About Therapy Questionnaire (BTQ‐Vitiligo)	2
List of Reviewers for PCMR	2
Diacylglycerol Kinase Eta as a Novel Target in NRAS Mutant Melanoma	2
Melanoma central nervous system metastases: An update to approaches, challenges, and opportunities	2
Low‐Dose Baricitinib Plus Narrow‐Band Ultraviolet B for the Treatment of Progressive Non‐Segmental Vitiligo: A Prospective, Controlled, Open‐Label Study	2
The Skin Microbiome: A New Key Player in Melanoma, From Onset to Metastatic Stage	2
Histopathologic abundance of pigmentation correlates with disease‐specific survival in malignant melanoma but is not independent of current AJCC pT stage	1
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Impact of Drug–Drug Interactions on Clinical Outcomes in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Treated With Combined BRAF/MEK Inhibitors: A Real‐World Study	1
Meeting Abstracts of the ESPCR 2025 (European Society for Pigment Cell Research)	1

Uric acid is a major chemical constituent for the whitish coloration in the medaka leucophores	1
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Genome‐Wide Association Study of Nevus Count Reveals Opposing Effects of Genetic Loci Near IRF4 and MC1R o	1
Twenty years of research in melanoma therapy–From “nothing works” to cures: A personal account	1
The prognostic implications of cuproptosis‐related gene signature and the potential of PPIC as a promising biomarker in cutaneous melanoma	1
Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Compound Glycyrrhizin Followed by Phototherapy for the Treatment of Progressive Vitiligo in Children	1
Defining Important Aspects of Repigmentation in Vitiligo: Insights From Patients' Perspectives	1
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Synonymous but Significant: New Findings of Pathological Variants in Hermansky–Pudlak Syndrome	1
A twenty year perspective on melanoma therapy	1
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Unusual Autosomal Dominant Inheritance of Oculocutaneous Albinism Type 4 (OCA‐4): Clinical and Functional Features From A Chinese Family	1
20th Anniversary of the Society for Melanoma Research: Celebrating two decades of progress in melanoma research	1
Neurological Mechanisms Exploration and Therapeutic Targets in Segmental Vitiligo Accompanied by White Hair	1
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QUILPEN Provides Independent and Label‐Free Single‐Cell Quantification of Pigmentation Dynamics and Organelle Content	1
Cancer‐Associated Fibroblast Signature Can Predict Prognosis and Therapeutic Responses in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma	1
Molecular skin fluorescence imaging: A tool for evaluating early melanoma development	1
Identification and characterization of the compound heterozygous variants of TYR gene in a northern Chinese family with Oculocutaneous albinism type 1	1
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BET inhibition sensitizes innate checkpoint inhibitor resistant melanoma to anti‐CTLA‐4 treatment	1
Dissecting the Spectrum of Rare BRAF Mutations in Melanoma: A Nation‐Wide Study by the Italian Melanoma Intergroup ( IMI	1