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Germ-line deletion involving the INK4 locus in familial proneness to melanoma and nervous system tumors.
Cancer research - 1 Jun 1998
Bahuau M, Vidaud D, Jenkins R B, Bièche I, Kimmel D W, Assouline B, Smith J S, Alderete B, Cayuela J M, Harpey J P, Caille B, Vidaud M
Abstract excerpt
Joint predisposition to malignant melanoma and nervous system tumors (NSTs) is a puzzle. Several melanoma susceptibility genes have been identified, including p16, a clustered tumor suppressor. However, the molecular bases of inherited proclivity to NSTs in the absence of a recognizable genetic syndrome are unknown. We analyzed two families with joint proneness to melanoma and NSTs in view of genetic linkage and...
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