Familial atypical mole and melanoma (FAM-M) syndrome
Familial atypical mole and melanoma (FAM-M) syndrome is an inherited tendency to develop melanoma.
FAM-M syndrome is present when:
- Melanoma has been diagnosed in a family member, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
- Several family members have large numbers of moles (often more than 50), some of which may be abnormal, or atypical, moles.
| Author | Jeannette Curtis |
| Author | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Last Updated | May 25, 2007 |
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