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BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Volume 175, Issue 4, Pages 785-789Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14485
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An inherited germline mutation in CDKN2A is the most common cause of familial atypical multiple mole melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome. Although it. is well known that CDKN2A :mutations confer an increased risk for melanoma and pancreatic carcinoma, the association with an increased risk for nerve sheath tumours and other tumour types is under-recognized. We report a family with a missense mutation (c.1.51-1G>C) at. the acceptor splice site of intron 1 of CDKN2A, resulting in loss of function of both tumour suppressor proteins p16(INK4) and p14(ARF) This mutation is associated with a clinical phenotype of FAMMM syndrome in which patients develop numerous benign and malignant mutations, brain tumours, sarcomas and other solid tumours, in addition to melanoma and dysplastic naevi. Our proband initially presented with multiple nerve sheath tumours, leading to diagnostic confusion with Neurofibromatosis type 1.. Loss of p14 expression results in increased MDM2-mediated degradation of the tumour suppressor protein p53, and predisposes mutation carriers to multiple benign and malignant neoplasms. This article highlights the importance of considering CDKN2A mutations in patients with dysplastic naevi, melanoma and multiple nerve sheath tumours, specifically those with histological features of both neurofibromas and schwannomas. We also present. a discussion of medical management for patients with this high-risk cancer susceptibility syndrome.
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