Genetic Analysis of Familial Melanoma

Melanoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Genetic Analysis of Familial Melanoma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00339404
• Other study ID #: 999999012
• Secondary ID: OH99-HG-N012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 19, 2006
• Last updated: June 30, 2017
• Start date: March 4, 1999
• Est. completion date: March 7, 2011

Study information

• Verified date: March 7, 2011
• Source: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In collaboration with members of The International Melanoma Consortium, we propose to study melanoma in families lacking mutations in the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2 (CDKN2 or p16) gene, or the cyclin-dependant kinase 4 (CDK4). CDKN2 and CDK4 are both genes that encode presumed tumor suppressor genes, mutant forms of which are known to cause increased susceptibility to melanoma. The purpose of the present study then is to confirm the existence of and to identify additional gene(s) involved in heritable melanoma (cutaneous and ocular) and their precursor lesions (atypical nevi) by linkage analysis and gene mapping strategies. It is clear that the risk to develop atypical nevi and/or melanoma is strongly influenced by genetic and environmental factors (e.g. sun exposure). Characterization of such genes could provide important insights into the inheritance, pathogenesis, and treatment of this increasingly important disease.

Description:

In collaboration with members of The International Melanoma Genetics Consortium, we propose to study melanoma in families lacking mutations in the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2 (CDKN2A), or the cyclin-dependant kinase 4 (CDK4) genes. CDKN2 and CDK4 are both genes that encode presumed tumor suppressor genes, mutant forms of which are known to cause increased susceptibility to melanoma. The purpose of the present study then is to confirm the existence of and to identify additional gene(s) involved in heritable melanoma (cutaneous and ocular) and their precursor lesions (atypical nevi) by linkage analysis and gene mapping strategies. It is clear that the risk to develop atypical nevi and/or melanoma is strongly influenced by genetic and environmental factors (e.g. sun exposure). Characterization of such genes could provide important insights into the inheritance, pathogenesis, and treatment of this increasingly important disease.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 3000
• Est. completion date: March 7, 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

• INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Inclusion into this study was restricted to families containing at least three CMM cases with DNA available for genotyping, and CDKN2A and CDK4 involvement and had been excluded.

All families must be mutation negative for both CDKN2A and CDK4.

This study will also include families with at least one case of ocular and two cases of other cutaneous melanomas, or at least 2 ocular melanomas (except where they occur in parent and child).

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Any family showing evidence of haplotype sharing in the 9p21-p22 region, where CDKN2A is located, was also excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Melanoma

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), 9000 Rockville Pike	Bethesda	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (3)

Hayward NK. The current situation with regard to human melanoma and genetic inferences. Curr Opin Oncol. 1996 Mar;8(2):136-42. Review. — View Citation

Hussussian CJ, Struewing JP, Goldstein AM, Higgins PA, Ally DS, Sheahan MD, Clark WH Jr, Tucker MA, Dracopoli NC. Germline p16 mutations in familial melanoma. Nat Genet. 1994 Sep;8(1):15-21. — View Citation

Kamb A, Shattuck-Eidens D, Eeles R, Liu Q, Gruis NA, Ding W, Hussey C, Tran T, Miki Y, Weaver-Feldhaus J, et al. Analysis of the p16 gene (CDKN2) as a candidate for the chromosome 9p melanoma susceptibility locus. Nat Genet. 1994 Sep;8(1):23-6. — View Citation