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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Wiesner T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3328403 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature genetics 20110828 10
Common acquired melanocytic nevi are benign neoplasms that are composed of small, uniform melanocytes and are typically present as flat or slightly elevated pigmented lesions on the skin. We describe two families with a new autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by multiple, skin-colored, elevated melanocytic tumors. In contrast to common acquired nevi, the melanocytic neoplasms in affected family members ranged histopathologically from epithelioid nevi to atypical melanocytic proliferations ...[more]