A polymorphism in the agouti signaling protein gene is associated with human pigmentation

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 770-775

  Kanetsky, Peter A ^a   Swoyer, Jennifer ^a   Panossian, Saarene ^a   Holmes, Robin ^a   Guerry, DuPont ^a   Rebbeck, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; INTERMEDIN; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE COLOR; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; MELANOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIGMENTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

AGOUTI;

EID: 0036181358     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339076     Document Type: Article

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