The top 20 genes were regarded as melanoma genes (CDKN2A, MC1R, NRAS, MITF, PTEN, TERT, POT1, BRAF, TP53, TYR, CDK4, MLANA, PMEL, IL2, ERCC2, IFNG, TNF, PTGS2, CDKN2B, TYRP1). This evidence concerns the gene POT1 and melanoma.