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Skin pigmentation polymorphisms associated with increased risk of melanoma in a case-control sample from southern Brazil.
BMC cancer - 9 Nov 2020
Reis Larissa B, Bakos Renato M, Vianna Fernanda S L, Macedo Gabriel S, Jacovas Vanessa C, Ribeiro-Dos-Santos André M, Santos Sidney, Bakos Lúcio, Ashton-Prolla Patricia
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BACKGROUND: Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer and is associated with environmental and genetic risk factors. It originates in melanocytes, the pigment-producing cells. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in pigmentation genes have been described in melanoma risk modulation, but knowledge in the field is still limited. METHODS: In a case-control approach (107 cases and 119 controls), we...
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