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SUBMITTER: Cartmel B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4204712 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cartmel Brenda B Dewan Andrew A Ferrucci Leah M LM Gelernter Joel J Stapleton Jerod J Leffell David J DJ Mayne Susan T ST Bale Allen E AE
Experimental dermatology 20141001 10
Growing evidence suggests that some individuals may exhibit symptoms of dependence to ultraviolet light, a known carcinogen, in the context of tanning. Genetic associations with tanning dependence (TD) have not yet been explored. We conducted an exome-wide association study in 79 individuals who exhibited symptoms of TD and 213 individuals with volitional exposure to ultraviolet light, but who were not TD based on three TD scales. A total of 300 000 mostly exomic single nucleotide polymorphisms ...[more]