Article
High- and intermediate-risk susceptibility variants in melanoma families from the Mediterranean area: A multicentre cohort from the MelaNostrum Consortium.
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV - 1 Dec 2023
Pellegrini C, Cardelli L, Ghiorzo P, Pastorino L, Potrony M, García-Casado Z, Elefanti L, Stefanaki I, Mastrangelo M, Necozione S, Aguilera P, Rodríguez-Hernández A, Di Nardo L, Rocco T, Del Regno L, Badenas C, Carrera C, Malvehy J, Requena C, Bañuls J, Stratigos A J, Peris K, Menin C, Calista D, Nagore E, Puig S, Landi M T, Fargnoli M C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most of large epidemiological studies on melanoma susceptibility have been conducted on fair skinned individuals (US, Australia and Northern Europe), while Southern European populations, characterized by high UV exposure and dark-skinned individuals, are underrepresented. OBJECTIVES: We report a comprehensive pooled analysis of established high- and intermediate-penetrance genetic variants and...
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