Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma, New York University Study

ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2009) — Researchers may have found a more potent risk factor for melanoma than blistering sunburns, freckling, or family history of the deadly skin disease. In a new study, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center report that a genetic variation leads to a nearly four-fold increase of melanoma in women under the age of 50.

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