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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Albinism and skin cancer in Southern Africa
Clinical Genetics, Volume 36, No. 1, Year 1989
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Description
The presence of skin cancer was investigated in 111 albinos belonging to the black (Negro) population of Johannesburg, South Africa. The overall rate was 23.4%, the risk increasing with age. Identifiable risk factors included: environmental exposure to ultraviolet radiation; inability to produce ephelides (‘freckles’); and possibly ethnicity. The head was the site most commonly affected, and squamous was far more common than basal cell carcinoma. No melanomas were detected. Recommendations are made regarding prevention of skin cancer in the at‐risk group. Copyright © 1989, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Authors & Co-Authors
Kromberg, Jennifer G.R.
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Castle, David Jonathan
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Zwane, Esther M.
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Jenkins, Trefor
South Africa, Johannesburg
School of Pathology
Statistics
Citations: 178
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1399-0004.1989.tb03365.x
ISSN:
00099163
e-ISSN:
13990004
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
South Africa