CDH17 and neoplasm: Disturbances in cadherin adhesion may lead to the formation of a tumor originating from epithelial cells: normal melanocytes express E-cadherin and P-cadherin, where E-cadherin ensures the adhesion of melanocytes to keratinocytes (Przybyło et al. 2002; Ciołczyk-Wierzbicka et al. 2004).