A new study by Huntsman Cancer Institutes found that gwnwtic testing may lead to behavioral changes in families with the risk of developing melanoma.
This study led by Huntsman Cancer Institutes researchers collaboration with Northwestern University and Oregon health and science university and study was published on Thursday in Genetics in Medicine.
Researchers investigated whether genetic testing would motivate people who are at the risk of developing melanoma, to change their behaviour in order to reduce the risk.
This study focused on families with high risk of melanoma where individuals enrolled whose three or more family members had been diagnosed with skin cancer.
Esearch team includes psychologists, genetic counselors, a dermatologist, photo biologists and an atmospheric scientist.
The team examine the changes in sun exposure. Participant ages between 17 and 70. All the participants recruited from the families with cancer-causing gene called CDKN2A and those with comparebly at high risk of melanoma but no with cancer-causing gene called CDKN2A.
Families with CDKN2A were assessed through clinical genetic testing while with no CDKN2A received information aboCDKN2Aut risk. All people received identical recommendations for reducing sun exposure.
Results showed that in boh with or without testeting there was a sustained reduction in exposure to sun.
Results also showed that those who received genetic testing had lighter skin pigmentation than those who just received information.
The results showed that melanoma genetic testing motivates people to to stay safe side or adopt risk-reducing behavior.