Prevalence of variations in melanoma susceptibility genes among Slovenian melanoma families

• Main Authors: Besic Nikola (Author), Zgajnar Janez (Author), Novakovic Srdjan (Author), Cerkovnik Petra (Author), Peric Barbara (Author), Hocevar Marko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two high-risk genes have been implicated in the development of CM (cutaneous melanoma). Germline mutations of the CDKN2A gene are found in < 25% of melanoma-prone families and there are only seven families with mutation of the <...