TERT and familial melanoma: Other high-penetrance genes that have been associated with familial melanoma in recent years include BRCA-1 associated protein 1 (BAP-1), telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene, protection of telomeres 1 (POT1), adrenocortical dysplasia protein homolog (ACD) and telomeric repeat-binding factor 2-interacting protein (TERF2IP).