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A Review of the Association Between Parkinson Disease and Malignant Melanoma.

Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] - 1 Feb 2016

Disse Max, Reich Hilary, Lee Peter K, Schram Sarah S

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BACKGROUND: An association between melanoma and Parkinson disease (PD) has been hinted at in the neurology and oncology literature since the 1970s after the initiation of levodopa (L-DOPA) therapy for PD. Given that L-DOPA is a substrate in melanin synthesis, there existed a concern that this therapy might cause melanoma. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to research possible etiological links to explain the...

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PMID: 26771684
DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000591

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