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CDKN2A variants in a population-based sample of Queensland families with melanoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 3 Mar 1999
Aitken J, Welch J, Duffy D, Milligan A, Green A, Martin N, Hayward N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the CDKN2A gene confer susceptibility to cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM); however, the population incidence of such mutations is unknown. Polymorphisms in CDKN2A have also been described, but it is not known whether they influence melanoma risk. We investigated the association of CDKN2A mutations and polymorphisms with melanoma risk in a population-based sample of families ascertained...
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