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NEK11 as a candidate high-penetrance melanoma susceptibility gene.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Mar 2020
Christodoulou Eirini, van Doorn Remco, Visser Mijke, Teunisse Amina, Versluis Mieke, van der Velden Pieter, Hayward Nicholas K, Jochemsen Aart, Gruis Nelleke
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A proportion of patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma reports a positive family history. Inherited variants in CDKN2A and several other genes have been shown to predispose to melanoma; however, the genetic basis of familial melanoma remains unknown in most cases. The objective of this study was to provide insight into the genetic basis of familial melanoma. METHODS: In order to identify novel...
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