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Relationship between sun exposure and melanoma risk for tumours in different body sites in a large case-control study in a temperate climate.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2011
Newton-Bishop Julia A, Chang Yu-Mei, Elliott Faye, Chan May, Leake Susan, Karpavicius Birute, Haynes Sue, Fitzgibbon Elaine, Kukalizch Kairen, Randerson-Moor Juliette, Elder David E, Bishop D Timothy, Barrett Jennifer H
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AIM: A melanoma case-control study was conducted to elucidate the complex relationship between sun exposure and risk. METHODS: Nine hundred and sixty population-ascertained cases, 513 population and 174 sibling controls recruited in England provided detailed sun exposure and phenotype data; a subset provided serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D(2)+D(3) levels. RESULTS: Phenotypes associated with a tendency to sunburn and...
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