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Updated field synopsis and systematic meta-analyses of genetic association studies in cutaneous melanoma: the MelGene database.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Apr 2015
Antonopoulou Kyriaki, Stefanaki Irene, Lill Christina M, Chatzinasiou Foteini, Kypreou Katerina P, Karagianni Fani, Athanasiadis Emmanouil, Spyrou George M, Ioannidis John P A, Bertram Lars, Evangelou Evangelos, Stratigos Alexander J
Abstract excerpt
We updated a field synopsis of genetic associations of cutaneous melanoma (CM) by systematically retrieving and combining data from all studies in the field published as of August 31, 2013. Data were available from 197 studies, which included 83,343 CM cases and 187,809 controls and reported on 1,126 polymorphisms in 289 different genes. Random-effects meta-analyses of 81 eligible polymorphisms evaluated in >4...
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