Re: Charcot-Marie-tooth disease and multiple malignant melanomas: a c...

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Great my dad and grandma died of melanoma and I have had a few issues with

skin cancers. I have never known that the two are on the same gene. Did I

understand that article correctly?

In a message dated 3/11/2010 10:22:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,

gfijig@... writes:

J Drugs Dermatol. 2010 Feb;9(2):164-J

Charcot-Marie-Charcot-Marie-<WBR>tooth disease and multiple malignant

melano

Saini R, Lehrhoff S, Sarnoff DS.

New York University, Department of Dermatology, New York, NY, USA.

The incidence of malignant melanoma has reached more than 62,000 people

this past year alone. Much is unknown about the genetic predisposition of

this cancer. The authors present a 62-year-old woman with a history of

Charcot-Marie-The incidence of malignant melanoma has reached more than 62,000

people this past year alone. Much is unknown about the genetic predisposition

of this cancer. The authors present a 62-year-old woman with a history of

Charcot-Marie-<WBR>Tooth disease (CMTD), diagnosed at age five, who has also

developed multiple primary cutaneous malignant melanomas since 2003. The

patient presented to the authors' clinic with a pigmented lesion on the left

thigh, which was increasing in size and changing color. The patient was

diagnosed with malignant melanoma in situ on biopsy. As both CMTD and

malignant