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How common is the atypical mole syndrome phenotype in apparently sporadic melanoma?
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Dec 1993
Newton J A, Bataille V, Griffiths K, Squire J M, Sasieni P, Cuzick J, Bishop D T, Swerdlow A
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BACKGROUND: Although patients from some families with the atypical mole syndrome (AMS) are predisposed to melanoma, it is not known how frequently this underlies the apparently sporadic presentation of melanoma. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to estimate the frequency of the AMS (dysplastic nevus or FAMMM syndrome) phenotype in a population-based study of patients with melanoma in the United Kingdom and to...
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