Genome-wide associations studies for melanoma and nevi

Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 527-528

  Yeh, Iwei ^a   Bastian, Boris C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 4; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

CANCER RISK; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 9P; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOME; HUMAN; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RISK; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENES, P16; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GROUP VI PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 69449101795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2009.00622.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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