Does genetic risk modify the effect of skin screening on melanoma detection rates?

CONCLUSIONS: Genetic risk predicts subsequent melanoma incidence, and is weakly associated with screening behaviour, but does not explain the higher rate of melanoma detection between screened and unscreened people.PMID:37681503 | DOI:10.1093/bjd/ljad333

Source: The British Journal of Dermatology - September 8, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Nirmala Pandeya Jean Claude Dusingize Catherine M Olsen Stuart MacGregor Rachel E Neale Matthew H Law David C Whiteman Source Type: research