Oral Presentation ASPCR-ASDR Conference 2013

Naevus Research in Southeast Queensland: An Update (#6)

H. Peter Soyer 1
  1. Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

In this presentation an overview on our specific naevus-orientated research program carried out in Southeast Queensland will be presented with special emphasis on the preliminary results of our NHMRC grant titled “Effects of naevogenesis susceptibility genes and phenotypic correlation with dermoscopic characteristics of naevi”. In addition, the results of a recent naevus surveillance study on a cohort of high-risk melanoma patients will be presented. And finally, a blueprint for staging of murine melanocytic lesions based on the Cdk4R24C/R24C::Tyr-NRASQ61K model will be discussed.

  1. Douglas NC, Borgovan T, Carroll MJ, Williams PF, Berry EG, Siskind V, Hoedl AF, Wurm EM, Smithers BM, Green AC, Soyer HP. Dermoscopic naevus patterns in people at high versus moderate/low melanoma risk in Queensland. Australas J Dermatol. 2011 Nov;52(4):248-53
  2. Wurm EM, Lin LL, Ferguson B, Lambie D, Prow TW, Walker GJ, Soyer HP. A blueprint for staging of murine melanocytic lesions based on the Cdk4 ( R24C/R24C ) ::Tyr- NRAS ( Q ) ( 61K ) model. Exp Dermatol. 2012 Sep;21(9):676-81