title: Age and multiple basal cell carcinomas in Australia.
abstract: A survey of patients with skin cancer in southern Australia detected that the development of multiple BCCs is common. The incidence of multiple BCCs peaks during the sixth decade and reaches a plateau. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DR1 was associated with the development of multiple BCCs in people under the age of 55, but not in older people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Czamecki
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meehan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tait
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015798:HLA-DR1 Antigen / Q000235:genetics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D015798:HLA-DR1 Antigen