by Dimitrios KoutsomitisMay 4, 20171 min“Red hair” gene association found between melanoma and Parkinson’s diseaseScientists from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston suggest that melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene variant tied to red hair and...
by Emily Innes-LerouxMay 3, 20172 minInvestigators discover how skin cancer-causing virus can stay latent in the bodyResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a new mechanism that could explain how the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV),...
By John Evans, Associate Editor, Derm.cityApr 28, 20172 minPregnancy does not raise melanoma riskPregnant women are not at higher risk of developing melanoma than women who are not pregnant, and the prognosis for melanoma is not worse...
John Evans, Associate EditorApr 7, 20172 minNew gene marker for acral lentiginous melanomaA new gene discovery may represent a new diagnostic marker or even therapeutic target for rare, aggressive acral lentiginous melanoma...