• Gene deletion; HGNC; HGNC:1787; CDKN2A; Zygosity=Homozygous (PubMed=9598804).
  
• Gene deletion; HGNC; HGNC:1788; CDKN2B; Zygosity=Homozygous (PubMed=9598804).
  
• Mutation; HGNC; HGNC:1097; BRAF; Simple; p.Val600Glu (c.1799T>A); ClinVar=VCV000013961; Zygosity=Unspecified (PubMed=21725359; PubMed=24576830).
  

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