Cutaneous desmoplastic melanoma: reappraisal of morphologic heterogeneity and prognostic factors

KJ Busam, U Mujumdar, AJ Hummer… - The American journal …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a variant of melanoma, which may be confused with
nonmelanocytic benign or malignant spindle cell proliferations. The histologic hallmark of DM is …

Pathogenesis of adenocarcinoma in Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

…, PA Longo, R Boyer, AM Levin, UJ Mujumdar… - Cancer research, 1998 - AACR
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by intestinal
hamartomatous polyps, mucocutaneous melanin deposition, and increased risk of cancer…

Ambient UV, personal sun exposure and risk of multiple primary melanomas

…, PA Kanetsky, K Busam, L From, U Mujumdar… - Cancer Causes & …, 2007 - Springer
Objective Sun exposure is the main cause of melanoma in populations of European origin.
No previous study has examined the effect of sun exposure on risk of multiple primary …

The Prevalence of CDKN2A Germ-Line Mutations and Relative Risk for Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: An International Population-Based Study

…, PA Kanetsky, K Busam, L From, U Mujumdar… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2006 - AACR
Germ-line mutations of CDKN2A have been identified as strong risk factors for melanoma in
studies of multiple-case families. However, an assessment of their relative risk for melanoma …

Sun protection and skin self‐examination in melanoma survivors

UJ Mujumdar, JL Hay… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Patients diagnosed with melanoma are at risk for developing recurrent and
second primary disease. Skin self‐examination (SSE) and sun protection are standard clinical …

Population-Based Study of Natural Variation in the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene and Melanoma

…, T Dwyer, K Busam, L From, U Mujumdar… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
Natural variation in the coding region of the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene is
associated with constitutive pigmentation phenotypes and development of melanoma and …

Polymorphisms in nucleotide excision repair genes and risk of multiple primary melanoma: the Genes Environment and Melanoma Study

…, TR Rebbeck, K Busam, L From, U Mujumdar… - …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Polymorphisms in six genes involved in nucleotide excision repair of DNA were examined in
a large population-based case–control study of melanoma. Genotyping was conducted for …

[HTML][HTML] DNA damage and repair capacity in lung cancer patients: prediction of multiple primary tumors

I Orlow, BJ Park, U Mujumdar, H Patel… - Journal of clinical …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Patients who survive one non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are at higher risk of
a second malignancy. Capacity to repair damaged DNA may modulate individual …

A design for cancer case–control studies using only incident cases: experience with the GEM study of melanoma

CB Begg, AJ Hummer, U Mujumdar… - International journal …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background The population-based case–control study is not suited to the evaluation of rare
genetic (or environmental) factors. The use of a novel case–control design in which cases …

[HTML][HTML] CDKN2A germline mutations in individuals with cutaneous malignant melanoma

…, P Roy, AJ Hummer, BA Clas, U Mujumdar… - Journal of Investigative …, 2007 - Elsevier
Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor type 2A (CDKN2A) has been identified as a major melanoma
susceptibility gene based on the presence of germline mutations in high-risk melanoma …