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Population-based, case-control-family design to investigate genetic and environmental influences on melanoma risk: Australian Melanoma Family Study.
American journal of epidemiology - 15 Dec 2009
Cust Anne E, Schmid Helen, Maskiell Judith A, Jetann Jodie, Ferguson Megan, Holland Elizabeth A, Agha-Hamilton Chantelle, Jenkins Mark A, Kelly John, Kefford Richard F, Giles Graham G, Armstrong Bruce K, Aitken Joanne F, Hopper John L, Mann Graham J
Abstract excerpt
Discovering and understanding genetic risk factors for melanoma and their interactions with phenotype, sun exposure, and other risk factors could lead to new strategies for melanoma control. This paper describes the Australian Melanoma Family Study, which uses a multicenter, population-based, case-control-family design. From 2001 to 2005, the authors recruited 1,164 probands including 629 cases with...
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