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Ancestry reported by white adults with cutaneous melanoma and control subjects in central Alabama.

BMC cancer - 13 Aug 2004

Acton Ronald T, Barton Ellen H, Hollowell William W, Dreibelbis Amy L, Go Rodney C P, Barton James C

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BACKGROUND: We sought to evaluate the hypothesis that the high incidence of cutaneous melanoma in white persons in central Alabama is associated with a predominance of Irish and Scots descent. METHODS: Frequencies of country of ancestry reports were tabulated. The reports were also converted to s...

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PMID: 15310399
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-4-47
PMCID: PMC514609

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