Article
Segregation analysis of cutaneous melanoma in Queensland.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1998
Aitken J F, Bailey-Wilson J, Green A C, MacLennan R, Martin N G
Abstract excerpt
To investigate whether the familial clustering of cutaneous melanoma is consistent with Mendelian inheritance of a major autosomal gene, maximum likelihood segregation analyses were performed in a population-based sample of 1,912 families ascertained through a proband with melanoma diagnosed in Q...
Topics
- Adult
- Australia
- Child
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Likelihood Functions
- Melanoma
- Skin Neoplasms