ArticleBMC research notes2015
Pancreatic cancer-associated gene polymorphisms in a nation-wide cohort of p16-Leiden germline mutation carriers; a case-control study.
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- Natural History of Rare Tumor Risk Syndromes: A Scoping Review to Inform Cost-Effectiveness Models.Journal of health economics and outcomes research · 2026Article
- Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Families With a Germline CDKN2A Pathogenic Variant.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2025Article
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- High- and intermediate-risk susceptibility variants in melanoma families from the Mediterranean area: A multicentre cohort from the MelaNostrum Consortium.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2023Article
- Hereditary cancer syndromes.World journal of clinical oncology · 2023Review
- Genetic risk factors in melanoma etiopathogenesis and the role of genetic counseling: A concise review.Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences · 2022Review
- The genetics of ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas in the year 2020: dramatic progress, but far to go.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2020Review
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- Assessing a single SNP located at TERT/CLPTM1L multi-cancer risk region as a genetic modifier for risk of pancreatic cancer and melanoma in Dutch CDKN2A mutation carriers.Familial cancer · 2019Article
- Improvement of Genetic Testing for Cutaneous Melanoma in Countries With Low to Moderate Incidence: The Rule of 2 vs the Rule of 3.JAMA dermatology · 2017Article
- Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome: history, genetics, and heterogeneity.Familial cancer · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe p16-Leiden founder mutation in the CDKN2A gene is the most common cause of Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome in the Netherlands. Individuals with this mutation are at increased risk for developing melanoma of the skin, as well as pancreatic cancer. However, there is a notable interfamilial variability in the occurrence of pancreatic cancer among p16-Leiden families. We aimed to test whether previously identified genetic risk factors for pancreatic cancer modify the risk for pancreatic cancer in p16-Leiden germline mutation carriers.
methodsSeven pancreatic cancer-associated SNPs were selected from the literature and were genotyped in a cohort of 185 p16-Leiden germline mutation carriers from 88 families, including 50 cases (median age 55 years) with pancreatic cancer and 135 controls (median age 64 years) without pancreatic cancer. Allelic odds ratios per SNP were calculated.
resultsNo significant association with pancreatic cancer was found for any of the seven SNPs.
conclusionsSince genetic modifiers for developing melanoma have already been identified in CDKN2A mutation carriers, this study does not exclude that genetic modifiers do not play a role in the individual pancreatic cancer risk in this cohort of p16-Leiden germline mutation carriers. The search for these modifiers should therefore continue, because they can potentially facilitate more targeted pancreatic surveillance programs.
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