@article{83dbe0753a67476cac0b3e611c0aa4ff,
title = "Germline Variation at CDKN2A and Associations with Nevus Phenotypes among Members of Melanoma Families",
abstract = "Germline mutations in CDKN2A are frequently identified among melanoma kindreds and are associated with increased atypical nevus counts. However, a clear relationship between pathogenic CDKN2A mutation carriage and other nevus phenotypes including counts of common acquired nevi has not yet been established. Using data from GenoMEL, we investigated the relationships between CDKN2A mutation carriage and 2-mm, 5-mm, and atypical nevus counts among blood-related members of melanoma families. Compared with individuals without a pathogenic mutation, those who carried one had an overall higher prevalence of atypical (odds ratio = 1.64; 95% confidence interval = 1.18-2.28) nevi but not 2-mm nevi (odds ratio = 1.06; 95% confidence interval = 0.92-1.21) or 5-mm nevi (odds ratio = 1.26; 95% confidence interval = 0.94-1.70). Stratification by case status showed more pronounced positive associations among non-case family members, who were nearly three times (odds ratio = 2.91; 95% confidence interval = 1.75-4.82) as likely to exhibit nevus counts at or above the median in all three nevus categories simultaneously when harboring a pathogenic mutation (vs. not harboring one). Our results support the hypothesis that unidentified nevogenic genes are co-inherited with CDKN2A and may influence carcinogenesis.",
keywords = "Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p18/genetics, DNA Mutational Analysis, Family Health, Female, Genotype, Germ-Line Mutation, Humans, Male, Melanoma/genetics, Nevus/genetics, Nevus, Pigmented/genetics, Odds Ratio, Phenotype, Registries, Skin Neoplasms/genetics",
author = "Taylor, {Nicholas J} and Nandita Mitra and Goldstein, {Alisa M} and Tucker, {Margaret A} and Marie-Fran{\c c}oise Avril and Esther Azizi and Wilma Bergman and Bishop, {D Timothy} and {Bressac-de Paillerets}, Brigitte and William Bruno and Donato Calista and Cannon-Albright, {Lisa A} and Francisco Cuellar and Cust, {Anne E} and Florence Demenais and Elder, {David E} and Anne-Marie Gerdes and Paola Ghiorzo and Grazziotin, {Thais C} and Johan Hansson and Mark Harland and Hayward, {Nicholas K} and Marko Hocevar and Veronica H{\"o}iom and Christian Ingvar and Landi, {Maria Teresa} and Gilles Landman and Alejandra Larre-Borges and Leachman, {Sancy A} and Mann, {Graham J} and Eduardo Nagore and H{\aa}kan Olsson and Palmer, {Jane M} and Barbara Peri{\'c} and Dace Pjanova and Antonia Pritchard and Susana Puig and {van der Stoep}, Nienke and Wadt, {Karin A W} and Linda Whitaker and Yang, {Xiaohong R} and {Newton Bishop}, {Julia A} and Gruis, {Nelleke A} and Kanetsky, {Peter A} and {GenoMEL Study Group}",
note = "Copyright {\textcopyright} 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.829",
language = "English",
volume = "137",
pages = "2606--2612",
journal = "The Journal of Investigative Dermatology",
issn = "0022-202X",
publisher = "nature publishing group",
number = "12",
}