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Iris pigmented lesions as a marker of cutaneous melanoma risk: an Australian case-control study.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 May 2018
Laino A M, Berry E G, Jagirdar K, Lee K J, Duffy D L, Soyer H P, Sturm R A
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BACKGROUND: Iris naevi and iris freckles have a frequency of 4% and 50% in the European population, respectively. They are associated with dysplastic naevi, but few studies have examined their link to cutaneous melanoma. OBJECTIVES: To assess whether iris pigmented lesions are a predictive indicator for cutaneous melanoma. METHODS: This is a melanoma case-control study of 1254 European-background Australians. Sun...
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