Susceptibility to melanoma: Influence of skin type and polymorphism in the melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor gene

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 218-221

  Ichii Jones, Fumiyo ^a   Lear, John T ^b   Heagerty, Adrian H M ^b   Smith, Andrew G ^b   Hutchinson, Peter E ^c   Osborne, Joy ^c   Bowers, Bill ^d   Jones, Peter W ^e   Davies, Eric ^f   Ollier, William E R ^f   Thomson, Wendy ^f   Yengi, Lillian ^a   Bath, Joanna ^a   Fryer, Anthony A ^a   Strange, Richard C ^a,e  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetic predisposition; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GENE PRODUCT; HISTIDINE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INTERMEDIN; MELANOCYTE STIMULATING HORMONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 7344236227     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1998.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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