On the interplay of telomeres, nevi and the risk of melanoma.

The relationship between telomeres, nevi and melanoma is complex. Shorter telomeres have been found to be associated with many cancers and with number of nevi, a known risk factor for melanoma. However, shorter telomeres have also been found to decrease melanoma risk. We performed a systematic analy...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Clara Bodelon, Ruth M Pfeiffer, Valentina Bollati, Julien Debbache, Donato Calista, Paola Ghiorzo, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Giovanna Bianchi-Scarra, Ketty Peris, Mirjam Hoxha, Amy Hutchinson, Laurie Burdette, Laura Burke, Shenying Fang, Margaret A Tucker, Alisa M Goldstein, Jeffrey E Lee, Qingyi Wei, Sharon A Savage, Xiaohong R Yang, Christopher Amos, Maria Teresa Landi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3531488?pdf=render

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