A major quantitative-trait locus for mole density is linked to the familial melanoma gene CDKN2A: A maximum-likelihood combined likage and association analysis in twins and their sibs

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 483-492

  Zhu, Gu ^a   Duffy, David L ^a   Eldridge, Ann ^a   Grace, Marlene ^a   Mayne, Carol ^a   O'Gorman, Louise ^a   Aitken, Joanne F ^a   Neale, Michael C ^b   Hayward, Nicholas K ^a   Green, Adele C ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Virginia Commonwealth University   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MARKER GENE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MELANOMA; NEVUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TWINS;

EID: 0033362023     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302494     Document Type: Article

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