Interaction between the melanocortin-1 receptor and P genes contributes to inter-individual variation in skin pigmentation phenotypes in a Tibetan population

Human Genetics

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 516-520

  Akey, J M ^a   Wang, H ^a   Xiong, M ^a   Wu, H ^a   Liu, W ^a   Shriver, M D ^a   Jin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHINA; DNA; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIBET; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034920620     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390100524     Document Type: Article

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