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Histologic features of melanoma associated with CDKN2A genotype.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Mar 2015
Sargen Michael R, Kanetsky Peter A, Newton-Bishop Julia, Hayward Nicholas K, Mann Graham J, Gruis Nelleke A, Tucker Margaret A, Goldstein Alisa M, Bianchi-Scarra Giovanna, Puig Susana, Elder David E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inherited susceptibility genes have been associated with histopathologic characteristics of tumors. OBJECTIVE: We sought to identify associations between histology of melanomas and CDKN2A genotype. METHODS: This was a case-control study design comparing 28 histopathologic tumor features among individuals with sporadic melanomas (N = 81) and cases from melanoma families with (N = 123) and without (N =...
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