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Multiple common naevi in Israeli adolescents.
Melanoma research - 1 Feb 2006
Friedman Tal, Wohl Yonit, Levin Avi, Levi Yehezkel, Brenner Sarah, Bar Dayan Yosefa
Abstract excerpt
The most prominent known phenotypic risk factor for the development of melanoma is a large number of common melanocytic naevi. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of multiple common naevi in a group of 17-year-olds and to identify possible associated risk factors. The study subjects were approximately 40,000 female and 60,000 male 17-year-old Jewish Israelis presenting to army recruitment...
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