SOX9 and melanoma: For instance, hypermethylated estrogen receptor alpha (ER-α) is a significant factor in melanoma progression (Mori et al., 2006); methylation-dependent SOX9 expression mediates invasion in human melanoma cells and is a negative prognostic factor in advanced melanoma (Cheng et al., 2015), and MGMT gene promoter methylation in metastatic CM is associated with longer survival (Cesinaro et al., 2012).