An integrin mutation impairs skin T cell migration, enabling HPV proliferation that causes warts and lesions in a rare genetic dermatological condition.

Genetic ancestry may play a key role in how acral melanoma, a rare and aggressive type of skin cancer, develops and behaves, ...

Faulty genes can be passed down from parent to child but it doesn’t necessarily mean the child will develop cancer, just that they are at increased risk - Getty As a doctor working in the NHS, I see ...

Distinct UV mutational signatures in cutaneous DNA reinforce UV radiation as the predominant environmental carcinogen underlying most skin cancers. Genetic counseling is best targeted to strong ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S., and it has increased dramatically in the last 50 years. Melanoma, the ...