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[Clinico-genetic aspects of cutaneous melanoma. II. Interconnection and pathogenetic commonality with dysplastic nevus syndrome].
Genetika - 1 Nov 1995
Kharkevich G Iu, Kazubskaia T P, Agapova R K, Musatov V K, Trubnikov V I, Demidov L V, Gar'kavtseva R F
Abstract excerpt
Evidence for the role of dysplastic nevi (DN) in the development of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is presented. Primary multiple foci of CMM were found considerably more frequently in individuals with DN. The frequency of primary multiple CMM was found to be 3.1% in males with DN and 0.9% in males without DN; in females, 6.8 and 0.6%, respectively. Genetic correlation analysis was performed to determine the...
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