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Characterization of the neoplastic phenotype in the familial atypical multiple-mole melanoma-pancreatic carcinoma syndrome.
Cancer - 15 Aug 2003
Rulyak Stephen J, Brentnall Teresa A, Lynch Henry T, Austin Melissa A
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggest that the familial atypical multiple-mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome may predispose affected families to nonmelanoma carcinomas, including adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. It has been found that many of these families harbor mutations in the CDKN2A gene on chromosome 9p21. The phenotypic expression of CDKN2A mutations in these families has not been characterized fully. METHODS:...
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