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SUBMITTER: Gerstenblith MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3179913 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gerstenblith Meg R MR Shi Jianxin J Landi Maria Teresa MT
Pigment cell & melanoma research 20100716 5
Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified genetic loci associated with pigmentation, nevi, and skin cancer. We performed a review and meta-analysis of GWAS results, grouping them into four categories: (i) loci associated with pigmentation (hair, eye, and/or skin color), cutaneous UV-response (sun sensitivity and/or freckling), and skin cancer; (ii) loci associated with nevi and melanoma; (iii) loci associated with pigmentation and/or cutaneous UV-response but not skin cancer; and ...[more]