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Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R), pigmentary characteristics and sun exposure: findings from a case-control study of diffuse large B-cell and follicular lymphoma.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Apr 2010
Kane Eleanor V, Painter Dan, Roman Eve, Allan James, Law Graham, Lightfoot Tracy
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between skin cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) suggests common genetic, host or environmental causes. Ultraviolet radiation (UVR), pigmentary characteristics have been linked with both malignancies, and for skin cancer, the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) which influences pigmentation has also been implicated. This paper reports on the relationship between MC1R, skin, hair and eye colour, time...
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