Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 775-782, November 2009

Clinical genetic testing for familial melanoma in Italy: A cooperative study

  • William Bruno, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
    • These authors contributed equally to this study.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: William Bruno, MD, PhD.
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  • Paola Ghiorzo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
    • These authors contributed equally to this study.
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  • Linda Battistuzzi, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
    • These authors contributed equally to this study.
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  • Paolo A. Ascierto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Oncology and Innovative Therapy Unit, National Tumor Institute “Fondazione Pascale,” Naples, Italy
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  • Monica Barile, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cancer Prevention and Genetics, Chemoprevention, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Sara Gargiulo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Francesca Gensini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Medical Genetics, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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  • Sara Gliori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Michele Guida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Bari, Italy
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  • Maurizio Lombardo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dermatology, “Ospedale di Circolo,” Varese, Italy
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  • Siranoush Manoukian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Genetics Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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  • Chiara Menin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Immunology and Diagnostic Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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  • Sabina Nasti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Paola Origone, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Barbara Pasini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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  • Lorenza Pastorino, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • Bernard Peissel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Genetics Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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  • Maria Antonietta Pizzichetta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Oncology, C-Preventive Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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  • Paola Queirolo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology A, National Institute for Cancer Research, Genoa, Italy
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  • Monica Rodolfo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Genetics Unit, Fondazione Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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  • Antonella Romanini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, S. Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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  • Maria Chiara Scaini, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oncology, Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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  • Alessandro Testori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Melanoma and Muscle-Cutaneous Sarcomas Division, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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  • Maria Grazia Tibiletti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anatomic Pathology Unit, University of Insubria, “Ospedale di Circolo,” Varese, Italy
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  • Daniela Turchetti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Genetics, Bologna University, “Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi”, Bologna, Italy
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  • Sancy A. Leachman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Giovanna Bianchi Scarrà, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Biology, and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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  • IMI, the Italian Melanoma Intergroup

Accepted 20 March 2009. published online 05 June 2009.

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    •  Supported by the International Melanoma Genetics Consortium 01872 Network of Excellence Grant to Dr Bianchi Scarra'; Dr Scaini is supported by a Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (FIRC) fellowship.

     Conflicts of interest: None declared.

     Reprints not available from the authors.

    PII: S0190-9622(09)00376-4

    doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.03.039

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
    Volume 61, Issue 5 , Pages 775-782, November 2009