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Germline genomic findings in children and young adults with melanocytic tumors.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
July 2023
Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Hospital Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted on 38 children and young adults with melanocytic lesions to investigate genetic variants linked to cancer at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- The group included patients with various types of melanoma, including malignant melanoma, spitzoid melanoma, and uveal melanoma.
- About 15.8% of the patients were found to carry pathogenic germline variants associated with cancer, including notable genes like TP53, BRIP1, and ATM.