Increased risk of melanoma in C9ORF72 repeat expansion carriers: A case-control study.

Miguel Tábuas-PereiraLuciano AlmendraMaria Rosário AlmeidaJoão DurãesAndré PinhoAnabela MatosLuis NegrãoArgemiro GeraldoIsabel Santana

Published in: Muscle & nerve (2018)

These findings suggest that patients with a history of melanoma may have an increased probability of carrying a C9ORF72 repeat expansion. ALS or FTLD carriers of C9ORF72 should undergo surveillance for skin changes. Muscle Nerve 59:362-365, 2019.

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public health
skin cancer
skeletal muscle
soft tissue
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
peripheral nerve