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Results 1 - 10 of 185 for skin cancer
  1. Melanoma 
    Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that begins in pigment-producing cells called melanocytes. This cancer typically occurs in areas that are only occasionally sun-exposed; tumors ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/melanoma - Genetics
  2. Xeroderma pigmentosum 
    ... 000 times more likely to develop non-melanoma skin cancer and up to 2,000 times more likely to develop melanoma skin cancer compared to individuals without this condition. The types ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/xeroderma-pigmentosum - Genetics
  3. MC1R gene 
    ... the risk of developing melanoma, a type of skin cancer that begins in melanocytes. These variations reduce the ... Healy E. Melanocortin 1 receptor variants, pigmentation, and skin cancer susceptibility. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2004 Dec;20(6): ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/mc1r - Genetics
  4. Gorlin syndrome 
    ... carcinoma, which is the most common form of skin cancer. Individuals with Gorlin syndrome typically begin to develop ... United States, fewer than 1 percent of these skin cancers are related to Gorlin syndrome. Mutations in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gorlin-syndrome - Genetics
  5. Breast cancer 
    ... second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. (Only skin cancer is more common.) About one in eight women ... of developing pancreatic cancer and a type of skin cancer called melanoma in women who have mutations. Men ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/breast-cancer - Genetics
  6. FAT4 gene 
    ... many types of cancers, including a type of skin cancer called head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer called melanoma, a liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/fat4 - Genetics
  7. Oculocutaneous albinism 
    ... greatly increases the risk of skin damage and skin cancers, including an aggressive form of skin cancer called melanoma, in people with this condition. Oculocutaneous ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/oculocutaneous-albinism - Genetics
  8. TGFBR1 gene 
    ... increase the risk of developing a form of skin cancer called multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma (MSSE). This ... signaling and severely reduced tumor suppression, allowing the skin cancers to form. The mechanism responsible for the spontaneous ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/tgfbr1 - Genetics
  9. ERCC3 gene 
    ... is not associated with an increased risk of skin cancer. Researchers are working to determine why some variants ... have extreme sun sensitivity, an increased risk of skin cancer, short stature, hearing loss, poor coordination, and intellectual ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ercc3 - Genetics
  10. PTCH1 gene 
    ... associated with a non-hereditary (sporadic) type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. Other sporadic types of ... in the PTCH1 gene, including some forms of skin cancer, a childhood brain tumor called medulloblastoma, breast cancer, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ptch1 - Genetics
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