Melanocortin-1 receptor variant R151C modifies melanoma risk in Dutch families with melanoma

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 774-779

  Van der Velden, Pieter A ^a   Sandkuijl, Lodewijk A ^a   Bergman, Wilma ^a   Pavel, Stan ^a   Van Mourik, Leny ^a   Frants, Rune R ^a   Gruis, Nelleke A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P16;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GERM LINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034834961     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323411     Document Type: Article

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