From Melanocytes to Malignant Melanoma, w. CD-ROM

Part I. Melanocyte Development and Function
The Origin and Development of Neural Crest-Derived Melanocytes
Debra L. Silver and William J. Pavan
MITF: A Matter of Life and Death for Developing Melanocytes
Heinz Arnheiter, Ling Hou, Minh-Thanh T. Nguyen, Keren Bismuth, Tamas Csermely, Hideki Murakami, Susan Skuntz, WenFang Liu, and Kapil Bharti
MITF: Critical Regulator of the Melanocyte Lineage
Erez Feige, Laura L. Poling, and David E. Fisher
Melanocytes and the Transcription Factor Sox10
Michael Wegner
Human Cutaneous Pigmentation: A Collaborative Act in the Skin, Directed by Paracrine, Autocrine, and Endocrine Factors and the Environment
Zalfa A. Abdel-Malek and Ana Luisa Kadekaro
Melanocyte Distribution and Function in Human Skin: Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
Yuji Yamaguchi and Vincent J. Hearing
Part II. Melanocyte Transformation and Progression to Melanoma
Altered Signal Transduction in Melanoma
Pablo López Bergami, Anindita Bhoumik, and Ze'ev Ronai
BRN2 in Melanocytic Cell Development, Differentiation, and Transformation
Anthony L. Cook, Glen M. Boyle, J. Helen Leonard, Peter G. Parsons, and Richard A. Sturm
The Dynamic Roles of Cell-Surface Receptors in Melanoma Development
Dong Fang and Meenhard Herlyn
Familial Melanoma Genes, Melanocyte Immortalization, and Melanoma Initiation
Dorothy C. Bennett
Genetic Progression From Melanocyte to Malignant Melanoma
Boris C. Bastian
The Multiple Roles of the Oncogenic Protein SKI in Human Malignant Melanoma
Dahu Chen, Qiushi Lin, I. Saira Mian, Jon Reed, and Estela E. Medrano
RB/E2F Regulation and Dual Activity in the Melanocytic System
Ruth Halaban
Melanoma Development and Pigment Cell Transformation
Claudia Wellbrock
The Biology and Genetics of Melanoma
Norman E.Sharpless and Lynda Chin
The Biology of Xeroderma Pigmentosum: Insights Into the Role of Ultraviolet Light in the Development of Melanoma
James E. Cleaver
Divergent Pathways to Cutaneous Melanoma
David C. Whiteman and Adèle

From the reviews:

"...this compendium of current thinking is recommended reading for anyone with an interest in pigmentation and cancer and a valuable resource for any library." -- Melanoma Research

"This book, the first of its kind on melanoma, details the current state of our knowledge ... . should be viewed as an important resource for understanding the broad field of melanocyte and melanoma biology. Newcomers to the field ... will find this book extremely useful. ... This book captures the tremendous progress made in the field ... . It is a valuable resource for biologists and basic scientists ... as well as for pathologists; dermatologists, surgeons, and medical oncologists ... ." -- Lynn M. Schuchter, The New England Journal of Medicine, March, 2007

"...captures the tremendous progress made in the field...will help to propel the field to new successes...a valuable resource for biologists and basic scientists interested in the biology of pigment cells as well as for pathologists, dermatologists, surgeons, and medical oncologists interested in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma." -- New England Journal of Medicine

"The editors have compiled a highly prestigious group of authors, who are leaders in the field of melanocyte and melanoma research, to present a very comprehensive exposition of the current knowledge of melanocyte biology and melanoma. ... As a clinical researcher, I found ... it fascinating, yielding a tremendous appreciation for the meticulous and extensive work that has been done to date, some of which has and more of which will very likely provide leads to clinical interventions." -- Janice P. Dutcher, Medical Oncology, Vol. 23 (3), 2006

"An extremely detailed book on each of the various pathways, growth factors, and oncogenes affecting the melanocyte. This is a comprehensive review and ... physicians such as dermatologists, pathologists, and oncologists will find it helpful. It is very thorough in its presentation of cellular