P gene as an inherited biomarker of human eye color

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 782-784

  Rebbeck, Timothy R ^a   Kanetsky, Peter A ^a   Walker, Amy H ^a   Holmes, Robin ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a   Schuchter, Lynn M ^a   Elder, David E ^a   Guerry, DuPont ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; EYCL3 GENE; EYE COLOR; GENE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; INHERITANCE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; P GENE; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN CANCER;

CARRIER PROTEINS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 15; DNA PRIMERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EYE COLOR; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036325172     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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