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Indoor tanning and the MC1R genotype: risk prediction for basal cell carcinoma risk in young people.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jun 2015
Molinaro Annette M, Ferrucci Leah M, Cartmel Brenda, Loftfield Erikka, Leffell David J, Bale Allen E, Mayne Susan T
Abstract excerpt
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) incidence is increasing, particularly in young people, and can be associated with significant morbidity and treatment costs. To identify young individuals at risk of BCC, we assessed existing melanoma or overall skin cancer risk prediction models and built a novel risk prediction model, with a focus on indoor tanning and the melanocortin 1 receptor gene, MC1R. We evaluated logistic...
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