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A population-based study on the familial aggregation of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Iceland.

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 May 2006

Eldon Bjarki Jonsson, Thorlacius Steinunn, Jonsson Thorvaldur, Jonasson Jon Gunnlaugur, Kjartansson Jens, Bodvarsson Sigurdur, Steingrimsson Eirikur, Rafnar Thorunn

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The aim of this study was to characterize the familial nature of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) in Iceland. Risk ratio was used to estimate the risk among relatives of all CMM index cases diagnosed in Iceland over a 45-year period (1955-1999), using data from the National Cancer Registry and...

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PMID: 16530404
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.11.029

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