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Assessment of tyrosinase variants and skin cancer risk in a large cohort of French subjects.
Journal of dermatological science - 1 Nov 2011
Hu Hui-Han, Guedj Mickael, Descamps Vincent, Jouary Thomas, Bourillon Agnes, Ezzedine Khaled, Taieb Alain, Bagot Martine, Bensussan Armand, Saiag Philippe, Grandchamp Bernard, Basset-Seguin Nicole, Soufir Nadem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tyrosinase (TYR) is a key pigmentation gene that is highly polymorphic and responsible for the most common form of autosomal recessive albinism, OCA1. OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of frequent and rare TYR variants in predisposition to skin cancer (SK) in the French population. METHODS: We genotyped a frequent TYR variant (p.R402Q) in 1273 patients {1047 cutaneous melanoma (CM) and 226 basal cell...
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