Management of Melanoma Families
In this review we have aimed to focus on the clinical management of familial melanoma patients and their relatives. Along this line three major topics will be discussed: (1) management/screening of familial melanoma families: what is advised and what is the evidence thereof; (2) variability of famil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Cancers |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/2/2/549/ |
| Summary: | In this review we have aimed to focus on the clinical management of familial melanoma patients and their relatives. Along this line three major topics will be discussed: (1) management/screening of familial melanoma families: what is advised and what is the evidence thereof; (2) variability of families worldwide with regard to clinical phenotype, including cancer spectrum and likelihood of finding germline mutations and (3) background information for clinicians on the molecular biology of familial melanoma and recent developments in this field. |
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| ISSN: | 2072-6694 |