Cutaneous melanoma in children and adolescents and aspects of naevus phenotype in melanoma risk assessment

Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is one of the most rapidly increasing cancers in the Swedish population. The aetiology of melanoma is a complex interplay between genetics, host characteristics and environmental factors. The host characteristic with the strongest association with CMM is a phenotyp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karlsson, Pia
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Dermatologi och venerologi 2006
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7703
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