Frequency of moles in a defined population.

Cooke, K. R.; Spears, G. F. S.; Skegg, D. C. G.

doi:10.1136/jech.39.1.48

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“…Further- more, some investigators counted on the whole body [2][3][4][5][6][7]9], whereas others counted on restricted areas [8,10,11], Nevus counts are also influenced by the inclusion or exclu sion of lesions smaller than an arbitrary minimal diameter, e.g. less than 2 mm [6] or less than 3 mm [9], As expected, studies con cerning nevi of all sizes scored the highest mean counts [3,8,10], Age is also impor tant. Nevus counts are relatively low in the prepubertal period, they are highest in the third and fourth decades and decline gradu ally thereafter.…”

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Nevocytic Nevi and Skin Complexion

Rampen

1988

Dermatology

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There exists a large body of evidence that the occurrence of nevocytic nevi is closely related to skin complexion. Nevi are more frequent in Caucasians with a light skin than in those with a dark phenotype. In Orientals and Negroids nevocytic nevi are uncommon. Within a black population subjects with a relatively light complexion have greater total counts than those with a very dark skin. It is concluded that literature data dealing with mole proneness in relation to skin complexion strongly point to an association of high nevus counts with light complexion. This applies to differences between racial groups as well as to differences between complexion phenotypes within a given racial group.

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Nevocytic Nevi and Skin Complexion

Rampen

1988

Dermatology

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“…Numbers of moles vary with age, reaching a peak in those aged between 16 and 29 years (Nicholls, 1973;Cooke et al, 1985). After adjustment for age, immigrants from the British Isles appeared less likely to have large numbers of moles than non-Maoris born in New Zealand (Table IV).…”

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Migration and death from malignant melanoma

Cooke

Fraser

1985

Intl Journal of Cancer

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The age-standardized mortality rates for malignant melanoma of the skin in immigrants to New Zealand were compared with those of New Zealand-born non-Maoris. Immigrants from European countries had mortality rates that were generally similar to those prevailing in their countries of origin, although, among immigrants from the British Isles, early age at migration was associated with a mortality rate similar to that of New Zealand-born non-Maoris. In a community survey, British immigrants were not less likely to have had severe sunburn, but had fewer moles, than New Zealand-born non-Maoris. The lower melanoma mortality, and the effect of age at migration, could be mediated by differences in mole frequency.

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“…Many cross-sectional studies 21,[24][25][26][27] have reported that total nevus counts decrease with increasing age. This has generally been attributed to regression of nevi with age.…”

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