ABCB5 and melanoma: Melanocytes origin from neural crest and have been associated with some specific melanoma cell surface epitopes, such as MCAM/MUC18/CD146 and MSCP/NG2 (melanoma-associated Chondroitin Sulphate) and with stem cell markers, such as ABCB5 (ATP-binging cassette subfamily member B) and CD 271.20,32,88,96,97,113–115