Telomere length and the risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in melanoma-prone families with and without CDKN2A mutations.

Telomere length and the risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in melanoma-prone families with and without CDKN2A mutations.

INTRODUCTION: Recent evidence suggests a link between constitutional telomere length (TL) and cancer risk. Previous studies have suggested that longer telomeres were associated with an increased risk of melanoma and larger size and number of nevi. The goal of this study was to examine whether TL mod...

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Main Authors: Laura S Burke, Paula L Hyland, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Jennifer Prescott, William Wheeler, Lisa Mirabello, Sharon A Savage, Laurie Burdette, Meredith Yeager, Stephen Chanock, Immaculata De Vivo, Margaret A Tucker, Alisa M Goldstein, Xiaohong R Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3747185?pdf=render

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