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Genetics of melanoma predisposition
Author(s) -
Lin J.,
Hocker T.L.,
Singh M.,
Tsao H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08682.x
Subject(s) - genetics , genetic predisposition , biology , cancer genetics , melanoma , medicine , evolutionary biology , dermatology , cancer , gene
Summary Over the past 10 years, our understanding of melanoma at the molecular level has blossomed with the advent of genomic technologies. The enormous enthusiasm for the Human Genome Project is slowly being replaced by an even greater excitement for the unravelling of disease genomes, including melanoma. In this review, we will consider some of the clinical implications of these genetic findings for both diagnostics and therapeutics.