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The relation between melanocortin 1 receptor genotype and experimentally assessed ultraviolet radiation sensitivity.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Nov 2001
Flanagan N, Ray A J, Todd C, Birch-Machin M A, Rees J L
Abstract excerpt
Pigmentary phenotype is a key determinant of an individual's response to ultraviolet radiation with the presence of phaeomelanin thought to be of particular importance. Reports of minimal erythema testing, however, have failed to show a consistent difference between skin type I and other skin types. The melanocortin 1 receptor is a key genetic determinant of the cutaneous response to ultraviolet radiation. In...
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