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Epidemiology and genetic susceptibility of malignant melanoma in North Sardinia, Italy.
European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) - 1 May 2017
Cossu Antonio, Casula Milena, Cesaraccio Rosaria, Lissia Amelia, Colombino Maria, Sini Maria C, Budroni Mario, Tanda Francesco, Paliogiannis Panagiotis, Palmieri Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this report was to study the descriptive and genetic epidemiology of malignant melanoma in North Sardinia, Italy, in the period 1992-2011. Epidemiological data were obtained from the local tumor registry, which is part of the Italian Association for Tumor Registries. Among patients included in the North Sardinia tumor registry, 316 patients first evaluated for familial recurrence of melanoma were...
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