Linkage and association analysis of radiation damage repair genes XRCC3 and XRCC5 with nevus density in adolescent twins

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 315-321

  Zhu, Gu ^a   Duffy, David L ^a   Turner, David R ^b   Ewen, Kelly R ^c   Montgomery, Grant W ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GENE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE XRCC3; GENE XRCC5; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEVUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TANDEM REPEAT; TWINS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; DNA HELICASES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); NEVUS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TWINS;

EID: 0042880045     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203322296683     Document Type: Article

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