Article
[Genetic predisposition in cutaneous melanoma].
Actas dermo-sifiliograficas - 1 May 2006
Avilés José A, Lázaro Pablo
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of cutaneous melanoma has increased worldwide in the last 20 years. Research on potential risk factors, both environmental and genetic, has led us to some new and interesting conclusions. Ultraviolet radiation is clearly the main environmental risk factor for melanoma, but its relationship is complex and controversial. With regard to genetic factors, the discovery of two types of genes was a great...
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