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Family history of skin cancer is associated with early-onset basal cell carcinoma independent of MC1R genotype.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Dec 2015
Berlin Nicholas L, Cartmel Brenda, Leffell David J, Bale Allen E, Mayne Susan T, Ferrucci Leah M
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BACKGROUND: As a marker of genetic susceptibility and shared lifestyle characteristics, family history of cancer is often used to evaluate an individual's risk for developing a particular malignancy. With comprehensive data on pigment characteristics, lifestyle factors, and melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene sequence, we sought to clarify the role of family history of skin cancer in early-onset basal cell...
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