Genetic and environmental contributions to size, color, shape, and other characteristics of melanocytic naevi in a sample of adolescent twins

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-53

  McGregor, Bruce ^b   Pfitzner, John ^b   Zhu, Gu ^b   Grace, Marlene ^b   Eldridge, Ann ^b   Pearson, John ^b   Mayne, Carol ^b   Aitken, Joanne F ^b   Green, Adele C ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetics; Image analysis; Melanocytic naevi; Melanoma; Moles; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; TUMOR VOLUME; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; TWINS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0032900220     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1999)16:1<40::AID-GEPI4>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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