familial melanoma
MONDO:0018961Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names familial melanoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Familial melanoma (FM) is a rare inherited form of melanoma characterized by development of histologically confirmed melanoma in two first degrees relatives or more relatives in an affected family.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018961), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
11 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- MelanomaHPOHP:0002861
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- NevusHPOHP:0003764
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal hair morphologyHPOHP:0001595
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormality of the lymphatic systemHPOHP:0100763
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Dry skinHPOHP:0000958
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FrecklingHPOHP:0001480
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormality of extrapyramidal motor functionHPOHP:0002071
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the breastHPOHP:0100013
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the pancreasHPOHP:0002894
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Neoplasm of the stomachHPOHP:0006753
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- RetinopathyHPOHP:0000488
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: familial melanoma
- Also called
- hereditary melanoma (disease)