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MC1R variants associated susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma of skin: Interaction with host factors and XRCC3 polymorphism
International Journal of Cancer
12/18/2007
The variants within the human melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene are associated with an increased risk of different skin cancers. In this study, we genotyped by direct sequencing, 529 cases of basal cell carcinoma of the skin (BCC) and 533 healthy controls for polymorphisms in the entire MC1R gene. In addition to 10 common polymorphisms, we detected 23 rare variants in the gene. The presence of any nonsynonymous MC1R variant was associated with an increased risk in the carriers (odds ratio OR 1.66, 95% confidence interval CI 1.28-2.14) corresponding to a population attributable fraction of about 27%.
Int J Cancer. 2007 Dec 7 [Epub ahead of print]
"MC1R variants associated susceptibility to basal cell carcinoma of skin: Interaction with host factors and XRCC3 polymorphism"
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