Indoor Tanning and the MC1R Genotype: Risk Prediction for Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk in Young People
Molinaro AM, Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Loftfield E, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor Tanning and the MC1R Genotype: Risk Prediction for Basal Cell Carcinoma Risk in Young People. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2015, 181: 908-916. PMID: 25858289, PMCID: PMC4445390, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk prediction modelCancer risk prediction modelsIndoor tanningBasal cell carcinoma incidenceBasal cell carcinoma riskNovel risk prediction modelRisk of BCCRisk predictionCase-control studyNon-Hispanic whitesLogistic regression modelsCancer risk predictionSignificant morbidityCarcinoma incidenceAdjusted areaCarcinoma riskIndependent cohortYoung individualsTreatment costsMC1R variantsYoung peopleReceptor geneCharacteristic curve