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Description of project aims
This project examines the heritability of melanoma predisposition within families. The aim is to identify genetic variants inherited within families with a high melanoma burden and/or related cancers that increase susceptibility to tumour development.
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/08/17 → … |
Collaborative partners
- University of the Highlands and Islands (lead)
- Oncogenomics Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia. (Project partner)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland (Project partner)
- Experimental Cancer Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK. (Project partner)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Estimating CDKN2A mutation carrier probability among global familial melanoma cases using GenoMELPREDICT
1 Aug 2019, In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 81, 2, p. 386-394 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile18 Citations (Scopus)55 Downloads (Pure) -
Evaluation of the contribution of germline variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 to uveal and cutaneous melanoma
Johansson, P. A., Nathan, V., Bourke, L. M., Palmer, J. M., Zhang, T., Symmons, J., Howlie, M., Patch, A. M., Read, J., Holland, E. A., Schmid, H., Warrier, S., Glasson, W., Höiom, V., Wadt, K., Jönsson, G., Olsson, H., Ingvar, C., Mann, G., Brown, K. M., & 2 others, 1 Oct 2019, In: Melanoma Research. 29, 5, p. 483-490 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Citations (Scopus)59 Downloads (Pure) -
Germline variants in oculocutaneous albinism genes and predisposition to familial cutaneous melanoma
Nathan, V., Johansson, P. A., Palmer, J. M., Howlie, M., Hamilton, H. R., Wadt, K., Jönsson, G., Brooks, K. M., Pritchard, A. L. & Hayward, N. K., 24 Jun 2019, In: Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research. 32, 6, p. 854-863 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)