iToBoS: genetic information and melanoma risk

7/10/2022.

Some genes have been associated with the risk of melanoma. A mutation of in some high penetrance risk genes are associated with familial melanoma and multiple primary melanomas. 

Medium/low penetrance risk genes are associated with red hair and freckles and increased nevi count in no-blue eye colour and/or renal cell carcinoma.

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