A population-based study of australian twins with melanoma suggests a strong genetic contribution to liability

S N Shekar; D L Duffy; Philippa H Youl; A J Baxter; M Kvaskoff; D C Whiteman; A C Green; M C Hughes; N K Hayward; M Coates; N G Martin

doi:10.1038/jid.2009.48

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A population-based study of australian twins with melanoma suggests a strong genetic contribution to liability

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A population-based study of australian twins with melanoma suggests a strong genetic contribution to liability

S N Shekar, D L Duffy, Philippa H Youl, A J Baxter, M Kvaskoff, D C Whiteman, A C Green, M C Hughes, N K Hayward, M Coates, …

Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Vol.129(9), pp.2211-2219

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2009.48

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melanoma

Melanoma runs within families, but this may be due to either shared genetic or shared environmental influences within those families. The concordance between pairs of non-identical twins compared to that between identical twins can be used to determine whether familial aggregation is due to genetic or environmental factors. Mandatory reporting of melanoma cases in the state of Queensland yielded approximately 12,000 cases between 1982 and 1990. Twins in this study and from the adjacent state of New South Wales (125 pairs in total) were used to partition variation in liability to melanoma into genetic and environmental factors. Identical twins were more concordant for melanoma (4 of 27 pairs) than non-identical twins (3 of 98 pairs; P-value0.04). Identical co-twins of affected individuals were 9.8 times more likely to be affected than by chance. However, non-identical co-twins of affected individuals were only 1.8 times more likely to be affected than by chance. An MZ:DZ recurrence risk ratio of 5.6 suggests that some of the genetic influences on melanoma are due to epistatic (gene-gene) interactions. Using these data and population prevalences, it was estimated that 55% of the variation in liability to melanoma is due to genetic influences. © 2009 The Society for Investigative Dermatology.

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Title: A population-based study of australian twins with melanoma suggests a strong genetic contribution to liability
Authors: S N Shekar (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
D L Duffy (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Philippa H Youl (Author) - Cancer Council Queensland
A J Baxter (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
M Kvaskoff (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
D C Whiteman (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
A C Green (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
M C Hughes (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
N K Hayward (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
M Coates (Author) - NSW Central Cancer Registry
N G Martin (Author) - Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Publication details: Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Vol.129(9), pp.2211-2219
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2009.48
ISSN: 0022-202X
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451017702621
Output Type: Journal article

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