Characteristic MC1R polymorphism in the Japanese population [1]

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-145

  Motokawa, Tomonori ^a   Kato, Tomomi ^a   Hashimoto, Yuki ^b   Hongo, Maya ^a   Ito, Masaaki ^a   Takimoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Katagiri, Takayuki ^a  

^a POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; GENOMIC DNA; MELANIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; CANCER INCIDENCE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR COLOR; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; MELANOGENESIS; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR;

ADULT; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 30644458734     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2005.10.006     Document Type: Letter

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