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Novel CDKN2A mutations in Austrian melanoma patients.
Melanoma research - 1 Oct 2015
Burgstaller-Muehlbacher Sebastian, Marko Martha, Müller Christoph, Wendt Judith, Pehamberger Hubert, Okamoto Ichiro
Abstract excerpt
CDKN2A is the most prominent familial melanoma gene, with mutations occurring in up to 40% of the families. Numerous mutations in the gene are known, several of them representing regional founder mutations. We sought to determine, for the first time, germline mutations in CDKN2A in Austria to identify novel mutations. In total, 700 individuals (136 patients with a positive family history and 164 with at least two...
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