AKT1 and melanoma: In addition to the genetic abnormalities linked to metastatic melanoma formation, several important signaling pathways are dysregulated during melanoma advancement, including the WNT, MAPK, and PI3K/AKT pathways (Monteiro, Toricelli, and Jasiulionis 2015; Lopez‐Bergami, Fitchman, and Ronai 2008).