Melanocortin-1 receptor genotype is a risk factor for basal and squamous cell carcinoma

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 224-229

  Box, Neil F ^c   Duffy, David L ^a   Irving, Rachel E ^b   Russell, Anne ^a   Chen, Wei ^c   Griffyths, Lyn R ^b   Parsons, Peter G ^a   Green, Adele C ^a   Sturm, Richard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Genetic epidemiology; Hair color; Pigmentation; Polymorphism; Skin color

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTINE; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; LEUCINE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; METHIONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN COLOR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0035116287     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2001.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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