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Characteristics of Familial Melanoma in Valencia, Spain, Based on the Presence of CDKN2A Mutations and MC1R Variants.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 27 Apr 2018
Huerta Claudia, Garcia-Casado Zaida, Bañuls José, Moragon Manuel, Oliver Vicente, Unamuno Blanca, Requena Celia, Kumar Rajiv, Nagore Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
Melanoma results from a complex interplay between environmental factors and individual genetic susceptibility. Familial melanoma is attributable to predisposition genes with variable penetrance. The aim of this study was to identify differences between familial melanoma and sporadic cases in our population, based on the presence of CDKN2A mutations and MC1R variants. Comparing 107 patients with familial melanoma...
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