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Results 1 - 10 of 99 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. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa 
    ... very high risk of developing a form of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma in young adulthood. In ... VII collagen also underlie the increased risk of skin cancer seen in RDEB-sev gen. COL7A1 Recessive dystrophic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dystrophic-epidermolysis-bullosa - Genetics
  7. Cartilage-hair hypoplasia 
    ... an increased risk of developing cancer, particularly certain skin cancers (basal cell carcinomas), cancer of blood-forming cells ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cartilage-hair-hypoplasia - Genetics
  8. Cowden syndrome 
    ... cancer, colorectal cancer, and an agressive form of skin cancer called melanoma. Compared with the general population, people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cowden-syndrome - Genetics
  9. 9q22.3 microdeletion 
    ... carcinoma, which is the most common form of skin cancer. Most people with this condition also develop noncancerous ( ... Gorlin syndrome include a form of childhood brain cancer called a ... small depressions (pits) in the skin of the palms of the hands and soles ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/9q223-microdeletion - Genetics
  10. Rothmund-Thomson syndrome 
    ... develop during childhood or adolescence. Several types of skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, ... RECQL4 gene in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 May 7;95(9):669-74. doi: ... Citation on PubMed
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/rothmund-thomson-syndrome - Genetics
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