Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype
Berlin NL, Cartmel B, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Ferrucci LM. Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype. Cancer Epidemiology 2015, 39: 1078-1083. PMID: 26381319, PMCID: PMC4679454, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaFamily historySkin cancerAge of onsetLifestyle factorsBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorFirst-degree relativesMC1R genotypeCell carcinomaRisk factorsAge 40High riskLifestyle characteristicsAge 50Particular malignancySkin conditionsBCC casesCancerGenetic susceptibilitySaliva samplesMultivariate modelIndividual riskAffected relatives