Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
KIT
Associated Variants
KIT MUTATION
KIT MUTATION
Associated Disease
melanoma
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
KIT mutations appear to be specific for melanomas of the vulva, suggesting that in spite of the anatomic proximity, the development of vulvar and vaginal melanomas involves different molecular alterations which may be targeted by novel treatment approaches.
Pubmed
24603591
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_3/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
3
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
11
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree,GAD,LHGDN
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0680271347168254
Drugs