Article
Risk of cutaneous melanoma in relation to the numbers, types and sites of naevi: a case-control study.
British journal of cancer - 1 Jun 1996
Bataille V, Bishop J A, Sasieni P, Swerdlow A J, Pinney E, Griffiths K, Cuzick J
Abstract excerpt
The atypical mole syndrome (AMS) phenotype, characterised by a large number of common naevi as well as atypical naevi, has been described in families with a genetic susceptibility to melanoma. However, the importance of this phenotype for melanoma in the general population has not been conclusive...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome
- England
- Eye Color
- Female
- Hair Color
- Humans
- Iris Neoplasms
- Male
