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DNA repair variants, indoor tanning, and risk of melanoma.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Sept 2013
Torres Salina M, Luo Li, Lilyquist Jenna, Stidley Christine A, Flores Kristina, White Kirsten A M, Erdei Esther, Gonzales Melissa, Paine Susan, Vogel Rachel I, Lazovich Deann, Berwick Marianne
Abstract excerpt
Although ultraviolet radiation (UV) exposure from indoor tanning has been linked to an increased risk of melanoma, the role of DNA repair genes in this process is unknown. We evaluated the association of 92 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 20 DNA repair genes with the risk of melanoma and indoor tanning among 929 patients with melanoma and 817 controls from the Minnesota Skin Health Study. Significant...
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