Hereditary factors in basal cell carcinoma of the skin: A population-based cohort study in twins

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1516-1520

  Milan T ^a,e   Kaprio, J ^b,c   Verkasalo, P K ^b   Jansen C T ^a   Teppo, L ^d   Koskenvuo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^e NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basal cell carcinoma; Cohort studies; Disease susceptibility; Diseases in twins; Finland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 0031771236     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.716     Document Type: Article

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