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Variations of the melanocortin-1 receptor and the glutathione-S transferase T1 and M1 genes in cutaneous malignant melanoma.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Jan 2007
Mössner Rotraut, Anders Nils, König Inke R, Krüger Ullrich, Schmidt Diane, Berking Carola, Ziegler Andreas, Brockmöller Jürgen, Kaiser Rolf, Volkenandt Matthias, Westphal Götz A, Reich Kristian
Abstract excerpt
Variations in the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) and in the glutathione-S transferase genes mu1 (GSTM1) and theta 1 (GSTT1) have been reported to influence UV sensitivity and melanoma risk. MC1R is one of the major genes that determine skin pigmentation because the melanocortin-1 receptor regulates eumelanin synthesis. GSTT1 and GSTM1 are enzymes expressed in the skin that detoxify products of oxidative stress...
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