Polubothu, S;
Kinsler, VA;
(2020)
Final congenital melanocytic naevi colour is determined by normal skin colour and unaltered by superficial removal techniques: a longitudinal study.
British Journal of Dermatology
, 182
(3)
pp. 721-728.
10.1111/bjd.18149.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Spontaneous lightening of congenital melanocytic naevi (CMN ) has not been studied systematically. Final colour is considered an important outcome after superficial removal techniques such as curettage, dermabrasion or laser ablation, and is often compared with colour at birth. OBJECTIVES: To quantify the natural history of CMN lightening over time, and explore phenotypic and genotypic predictors of colour change. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort study was undertaken of 110 patients with CMN (mean follow‐up 5·3 years). Accurate colour‐space measurements were taken from professional serial photographs of CMN and normal skin. Changes in colour over time were modelled using multiple logistic regression, against phenotypic and genotypic variables. RESULTS: Lightening of CMN was significantly associated with lighter normal skin colour (P < 0·001) and with MC 1R variant alleles (red/blonde hair gene) (P < 0·001), but not with CMN colour in the first 3 months of life, NRAS genotype or projected adult size of CMN . Importantly, the final colours of adjacent treated and untreated areas of CMN were indistinguishable. CONCLUSIONS: Final CMN colour in childhood is related to the genetically determined skin colour of the individual, is unrelated to the colour of CMN at birth, and is unaffected by superficial removal.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Final congenital melanocytic naevi colour is determined by normal skin colour and unaltered by superficial removal techniques: a longitudinal study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjd.18149 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18149 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2019 The Authors. British Journal of Dermatology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Genetics and Genomic Medicine Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10080690 |
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