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Results 1 - 10 of 10 for Childhood malignant melanoma
  1. Melanoma 
    ... Registry: Malignant melanoma of skin Familial melanoma Malignant melanoma, childhood National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) ClinicalTrials.gov ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/melanoma - Genetics
  2. RB1 gene 
    ... and an aggressive form of skin cancer called melanoma.Non-germinal retinoblastoma occurs in people with no history of the disorder in their family. Affected individuals are born with two normal copies of the RB1 gene. Then, usually in early childhood, both copies of the gene in retinal cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/rb1 - Genetics
  3. Are moles determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... the most serious type of skin cancer (called melanoma ) may develop in this type of mole. Large, ... and they increase a person’s risk of melanoma. Heredity contributes to the development of dysplastic nevi ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/moles - Genetics
  4. Retinoblastoma 
    ... and an aggressive form of skin cancer called melanoma. Retinoblastoma is diagnosed in 250 to 350 children ... s lifetime. This second mutation usually occurs in childhood, typically leading to the development of retinoblastoma in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/retinoblastoma - Genetics
  5. Xeroderma pigmentosum 
    ... 10,000 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. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/xeroderma-pigmentosum - Genetics
  6. Gorlin syndrome 
    ... Lynde CW, Janiszewski P, Ashkenas J; Canadian Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Guidelines Committee. Non-melanoma Skin Cancer in Canada Chapter 1: Introduction to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gorlin-syndrome - Genetics
  7. PTPN11 gene 
    ... and in a type of skin cancer called melanoma. Mutations in the PTPN11 gene can cause a ... The growths characteristic of metachondromatosis typically develop during childhood and for reasons that are not understood, usually ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ptpn11 - Genetics
  8. ATM gene 
    ... This Health Condition MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Melanoma More About This Health Condition Research suggests that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/atm - Genetics
  9. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome 
    ... non-pigmentary defects and their pathogenesis. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2013 Mar;26(2):176-92. doi: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hermansky-pudlak-syndrome - Genetics
  10. PLA2G6 gene 
    ... This Health Condition MedlinePlus Genetics provides information about Melanoma More About This Health Condition PLA2G6 gene mutations ... more slowly. Atypical NAD usually appears in early childhood but in some cases is not evident until ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pla2g6 - Genetics