Familial melanoma.

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Approximately 5% to 10% of cases of cutaneous melanoma occur in families that have a hereditary predisposition for this disease. In 20% to 40% of such melanoma families, germline mutations in the CDKN2A gene have been identified. Apart from a high risk of melanoma, a proportion of kindreds that h...

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