Variants at the OCA2/HERC2 locus affect time to first cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in solid organ transplant recipients collected using two different study designs.
L WeiD C AllainM N BernhardtJ L GillespieS B PetersO H IwenofuH H NelsonS T ArronAmanda Ewart TolandPublished in: The British journal of dermatology (2017)
This study is the first to show an association between OCA2/HERC2 variants and time to first cSCC post-transplant. This may impact dermatological screening recommendations for high-risk populations.