Melanocortin-1 Receptor Polymorphisms and Risk of Melanoma: Is the Association Explained Solely by Pigmentation Phenotype?

James S. Palmer; David L. Duffy; Neil F. Box; Joanne F. Aitken; Louise E. O'Gorman; Adèle C. Green; Nicholas K. Hayward; Nicholas G. Martin; Richard A. Sturm

doi:10.1086/302711

Keywords

Melanocortin 1 receptorPhenotypeMelanocortinAssociation (psychology)Melanocortin 4 receptorBiologyMelanomaGeneticsInternal medicineReceptorEndocrinologyMedicineCancer researchGenePsychology

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 66
Issue: 1
Pages: 176-186
Citations: 499
Access: Closed

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