Deep penetrating nevi (DPN) are unusual melanocytic neoplasms with unknown genetic drivers. Here the authors show that majority of DPN harbor activating mutations in the β-catenin and the MAP-kinase pathways; this characteristic can help in the classification and grading of these distinctive neoplasms.
- Iwei Yeh
- Ursula E. Lang
- Arnaud de la Fouchardière
