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Melanoma in children and adolescents: analysis of susceptibility genes in 123 Italian patients.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Feb 2022
Pellegrini C, Raimondi S, Di Nardo L, Ghiorzo P, Menin C, Manganoni M A, Palmieri G, Guida G, Quaglino P, Stanganelli I, Massi D, Pastorino L, Elefanti L, Tosti G, Queirolo P, Leva A, Maurichi A, Rodolfo M, Fargnoli M C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A polygenic inheritance involving high, medium and low penetrance genes has been suggested for melanoma susceptibility in adults, but genetic information is scarce for paediatric patients. OBJECTIVE: We aim to analyse the major high and intermediate melanoma risk genes, CDKN2A, CDK4, POT1, MITF and MC1R, in a large multicentre cohort of Italian children and adolescents in order to explore the genetic...
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