[From gene to disease; from p16 to melanoma].

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Approximately 10% of human cutaneous melanoma cases occur in families with the familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome, which is characterised by the familial occurrence of melanomas and atypical precursor naevi. A melanoma-associated gene has been mapped to 9p2l, encoding for the tumour suppressor gene CDKN2A. Worldwide, germline mutations in melanoma kindreds implicate this cell cycle...

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