On the Interplay of Telomeres, Nevi and the Risk of Melanoma
On the Interplay of Telomeres, Nevi and the Risk of Melanoma
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Bodelon, Clara , Pfeiffer, Ruth M. , Bollati, Valentina , Debbache, Julien , Calista, Donato , Ghiorzo, Paola , Fargnoli, Maria Concetta , Bianchi-Scarra, Giovanna , Peris, Ketty , Hoxha, Mirjam , Hutchinson, Amy , Burdette, Laurie , Burke, Laura , Fang, Shenying , Tucker, Margaret A. , Goldstein, Alisa M. , Lee, Jeffrey E. , Wei, Qingyi , Savage, Sharon A. , Yang, Xiaohong R. , Amos, Christopher and Landi, Maria Teresa
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United States: Public Library of Science
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The relationship between telomeres, nevi and melanoma is complex. Shorter telomeres have been found to be associated with many cancers and with number of nevi, a known risk factor for melanoma. However, shorter telomeres have also been found to decrease melanoma risk. We performed a systematic analysis of telomere-related genes and tagSNPs within t...
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On the Interplay of Telomeres, Nevi and the Risk of Melanoma
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Pfeiffer, Ruth M.
Bollati, Valentina
Debbache, Julien
Calista, Donato
Ghiorzo, Paola
Fargnoli, Maria Concetta
Bianchi-Scarra, Giovanna
Peris, Ketty
Hoxha, Mirjam
Hutchinson, Amy
Burdette, Laurie
Burke, Laura
Fang, Shenying
Tucker, Margaret A.
Goldstein, Alisa M.
Lee, Jeffrey E.
Wei, Qingyi
Savage, Sharon A.
Yang, Xiaohong R.
Amos, Christopher
Landi, Maria Teresa
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327224705
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1327224705
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0052466
