Positive interaction between light iris color and ultraviolet radiation in relation to the risk of uveal melanoma: a case-control study.

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.09.040

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Positive interaction between light iris color and ultraviolet radiation in relation to the risk of uveal melanoma: a case-control study.

Ophthalmology - 1 Feb 2009

Schmidt-Pokrzywniak Andrea, Jöckel Karl-Heinz, Bornfeld Norbert, Sauerwein Wolfgang, Stang Andreas

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PURPOSE: To examine the association among phenotypic characteristics, chronic and intermittent ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and the risk of uveal melanoma. DESIGN: Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: Overall, between September of 2002 and March of 2005, 1677 eligible subjects (age range: 20-74 years, living in Germany) participated. Interviews were conducted with 459 incident uveal melanoma cases (response...

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