Association study of the g.8818A > G polymorphism of the human agouti gene with melanoma risk and pigmentary characteristics in a French population [1]

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-136

  Meziani, R ^a   Gerard B ^a   Matichard, E ^a   Bertrand, G ^a   Grandchamp, B ^a   Soufir, N ^a   Descamps, V ^a   Crickx, B ^a   Archimbaud, A ^b   Ollivaud, L ^b   Lebbe C ^b   Basset Seguin, N ^b   Saiag, P ^c   Alberti, C ^d  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

^d HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Agouti Signaling protein; Genetics; Melanocortin 1 receptor; Melanoma; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR;

CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOTYPE; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR;

FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MELANOMA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 26844540509     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.08.001     Document Type: Letter

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