Melanocortin-1 receptor gene variants determine the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer independently of fair skin and red hair

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 884-894

  Bastiaens, Maarten T ^a   Ter Huurne, Jeannet A C ^a   Kielich, Christine ^a   Gruis, Nelleke A ^a   Westendorp, Rudi G J ^a   Vermeer, Bert Jan ^a   Bavinck, Jan Nico Bouwes ^a   Amsterdam, Nathalie Van ^a   Bergman, Wilma ^a   Berkhout, Marjo ^a   Boxman, Ingeborg ^a   Broer, René ^a   Bruijn, Jan Anthonie ^a   Crijns, Marianne ^a   Feltkamp, Mariet ^a   Hertog, Sofie De ^a   Hoefnagel, Juliette ^a   Kennedy, Kees ^a   Kuijken, Iris ^a   Lavrijsen, Sjan ^a   Mulder, Linda ^a   Polderman, Marloes ^a   Van Praag, Marinus ^a   Schegget, Jan Ter ^a   Sterk, Caesar ^a   Struijk, Linda ^a   Wensveen, Christianne ^a   more..

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; LEUCINE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; METHIONINE; PROLINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR;

EID: 0035068231     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319500     Document Type: Article

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