Genetics of melanoma susceptibility.

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Both genetic and environmental factors confer a significantly increased risk for cutaneous melanoma. This review discusses hereditary predisposition to the disease, focusing on the high-penetrance candidate genes INK4A/ARF and CDK4, and on pathogenetic mechanisms of mutations in those genes. As known mutations account for approximately 25 to 40% of melanoma families reported to date, it is clear that other...

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