Letter to the Editor
Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2009) 129, 1307–1309; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.397; published online 1 January 2009
Azathioprine-Induced Microsatellite Instability Is Not Observed in Skin Carcinomas of Organ Transplant Recipients
Hermina C Wisgerhof1, Liesbeth Hameetman2, Cornelis P Tensen1, Hans Morreau3, Johan W de Fijter4, Jan N Bouwes Bavinck1, Rein Willemze1 and Frank R de Gruijl1
- 1Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- 2Department of Toxicogenetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- 3Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- 4Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Correspondence: Frank R. de Gruijl, E-mail: f.r.de_gruijl@lumc.nl
Abbreviations:
AML, acute myeloid leukemia; BCC, basal-cell carcinoma; HNPCC, hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; MMR, mismatch repair; MSI, microsatellite instability; OTR, organ transplant recipients; SCC, squamous-cell carcinoma; SGC, sebaceous gland carcinoma
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