Interactive effects of MC1R and OCA2 on melanoma risk phenotypes

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 447-461

  Duffy, David L ^a   Box, Neil F ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Palmer, James S ^a   Montgomery, Grant W ^a   James, Michael R ^a   Hayward, Nicholas K ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a   Sturm, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HISTIDINE; LEUCINE; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; METHIONINE; PROTEIN OCA2; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ALLELE; CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; EYE COLOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; LENTIGO; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; PARENT; PENETRANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIBLING; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; EYE COLOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAIR COLOR; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TWINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

NEMOPHILA; PSEUDOMUGILIDAE;

EID: 1242307966     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh043     Document Type: Review

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