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To evaluate the lipid and ganglioside profiles of human malignant melanoma tumors across varying levels of malignant cell density.

February 1, 1979European Journal of BiochemistryOpen Access

Lipid Composition of Human Malignant Melanoma Tumors at Various Levels of Malignant Growth

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JPJacques PortoukalianUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 GZG ZwingelsteinUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 JDJean-Francois DoréInserm

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Observational study reveals an inverse correlation between malignant melanocyte proportion and neutral lipid content in melanoma tumors, suggesting metabolic shifts during progression.

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To evaluate the lipid and ganglioside profiles of human malignant melanoma tumors across varying levels of malignant cell density.
Analyzed lipid patterns across 13 human melanoma tumors harvested from various anatomical tissues.
Quantified the proportion of malignant melanocytes relative to total cellularity in seven tumors to assess correlations with lipid fractions.
Demonstrated an inverse correlation between the proportion of malignant melanocytes and neutral lipid content in the analyzed tumors.
Observed no alterations in phospholipid or cholesterol levels, and ganglioside distributions (predominantly GM3, GM2, and GD3) showed no correlation with malignancy level.

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Portoukalian et al. (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a00d472831589f3542deebd https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1979.tb12866.x

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Observational study reveals an inverse correlation between malignant melanocyte proportion and neutral lipid content in melanoma tumors, suggesting metabolic shifts during progression.

Lipid Composition of Human Malignant Melanoma Tumors at Various Levels of Malignant Growth

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Lipid Composition of Human Malignant Melanoma Tumors at Various Levels of Malignant Growth

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