According to scientists from National Institutes of Healthmonitoring patients’ nails can lead to the diagnosis of a rare hereditary disorder that increases the risk of developing cancerous tumors of the skin, eyes, kidneys and tissues that line the chest of the abdomen.
What is this nail disease to watch out for?
In an article published in JAMA Dermatologyon May 17, 2024, during the annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology in Dallas, The researchers say they noticed that people with a benign tumor abnormality of the nail, known as onychopapilloma, were potentially more exposed to BAP1-related tumor predisposition syndrome. A mutation in the BAP1 gene that increases the risk of cancer. This connection was able to be established thanks to a first patient. “When asked about the health of his nails during a basic genetic evaluation, one very astute patient reported noticing subtle changes in his nails”says Alexandra Lebensohn, lead author and genetic counselor at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the NIH. “Her comment prompted us to systematically evaluate other volunteers on changes to their nails,” she adds.
What do the biopsies taken reveal?
Performed on several participants, nail biopsies showed that 88% of patients affected by (…)
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