Pigmentation Traits And Risk Of Skin Cancer Linked

emaxhealth.com     May 20, 2008            

deCODE scientists and academic colleagues from Europe and US expand upon the company's recent findings in the genetics of pigmentation traits in people of European descent, and demonstrate that certain of these common variants also confer risk of two types of skin cancer. [read full story]                

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deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer

prnewswire.com     May 18, 2008          

deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer Discoveries help to detail how some fair coloring traits contribute to risk of skin cancer; findings will be integrated into the deCODEme(TM) service REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Because very...                

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deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin...

bigblog.com     May 18, 2008          

deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer Discoveries help to detail how some fair coloring traits contribute to risk of skin cancer; findings will be integrated into the deCODEme(TM) service REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In two papers...                

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deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer

bigblog.com     May 18, 2008          

Discoveries help to detail how some fair coloring traits contribute to risk of skin cancer; findings will be integrated into the deCODEme(TM) service REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Because very fair skin, blue or green eyes, freckles, red hair, and exposure to ultraviolet light are...                

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deCODE Discovers Novel Genetic Links Between Pigmentation Traits and Risk of Skin Cancer

redorbit.com     May 18, 2008          

Posted on: Sunday, 18 May 2008, 15:00 CDT REYKJAVIK, Iceland, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first paper, utilizing genomic analysis of nearly 8,500 Icelandic and Dutch participants, the deCODE team identified a novel, tightly-linked pair of single-letter variants (SNPs) near the ASIP (agouti...                

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deCODE discovers novel genetic links between pigmentation traits and risk of skin cancer

news-medical.net     May 19, 2008          

In two papers published today, deCODE scientists and academic colleagues from Europe and the U.S. expand upon the company's recent findings in the genetics of pigmentation traits in people of European descent, and demonstrate that certain of these common variants also confer risk of two types of...                

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