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Multiple Cutaneous Melanomas and Clinically Atypical Moles in a Patient With a Novel Germline BAP1 Mutation.
JAMA dermatology - 1 Nov 2015
Gerami Pedram, Yélamos Oriol, Lee Christina Y, Obregon Roxana, Yazdan Pedram, Sholl Lauren M, Guitart Gerta E, Njauw Ching-Ni, Tsao Hensin
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Several kindreds having germline BAP1 mutations with a propensity for uveal and cutaneous melanomas and other internal malignancies have been described in an autosomal dominant tumor predisposition syndrome. However, clinically atypical moles have not been previously recognized as a component of this syndrome, to our knowledge. We describe the first kindred to date with a germline mutation in BAP1...
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