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Aggregation of melanoma tumour site within Western Australian families.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Jun 2024
Ward Sarah V, Drill Esther N, Begg Colin B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evidence is emerging that melanoma has distinct aetiologic pathways and subtypes, characterized by factors like anatomic site of the tumour. To explore genetic influences on anatomic subtypes, we examined the extent to which melanomas in first-degree relatives shared the same body site of occurrence. METHODS: Population-level linked data was used to identify the study population of over 1.5 million...
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