Skin Type, Melanoma, and Melanocortin 1 Receptor Variants

Eugene Healy; Carole Todd; Ian J. Jackson; Mark A. Birch‐Machin; Jonathan L. Rees

doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00554.x

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Year: 1999
Type: letter
Volume: 112
Issue: 4
Pages: 512-513
Citations: 28
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                                    Eugene Healy, 
                                
                                    Carole Todd, 
                                
                                    Ian J. Jackson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Skin Type, Melanoma, and Melanocortin 1 Receptor Variants. 
                            Journal of Investigative Dermatology
                            , 112
                            (4)
                            , 512-513.
                            https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00554.x
                        

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DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00554.x