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Germline BRCA1-associated protein 1 mutation presenting as BAP1 inactivated melanocytic nevi in a child of a father with fatal paraganglioma.

Richard Edward WatchornEduardo CalonjeSaleem M Taibjee
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2018)
BRCA1-associated protein 1(BAP1) inactivated melanocytic nevi are pink to tan and dome-shaped in clinical appearance, resembling dermal nevi, but with distinct histologic features of two melanocytic subpopulations: larger atypical melanocytes and nests of smaller, blander nevoid melanocytes. Pedigrees with BAP1 mutations are at greater risk of various malignancies. We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with multiple benign-appearing nevi, all demonstrating loss of BAP1 on immunohistochemistry. History revealed that his father had died of paraganglioma, which is also associated with BAP1 mutations.
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