2011
Host Phenotype Characteristics and MC1R in Relation to Early-Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Gordon PB, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Host Phenotype Characteristics and MC1R in Relation to Early-Onset Basal Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2011, 132: 1272-1279. PMID: 22158557, PMCID: PMC3305835, DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDermatopathology databaseSkin reactionsCase statusBasal cell carcinoma incidenceMelanocortin 1 receptor gene variantsNon-synonymous variantsBenign skin conditionsBasal cell carcinomaReceptor gene variantsCarcinoma incidenceCell carcinomaBCC riskEpidemiologic studiesSelf-reported phenotypesLower riskSkin conditionsBCC casesSkin cancerOlder populationYoung individualsGene variantsPhenotype-genotype interactionsHost characteristicsPhenotype characteristicSkin color
2005
PTCH codon 1315 polymorphism and risk for nonmelanoma skin cancer
Asplund A, Gustafsson AC, Wikonkal NM, Sela A, Leffell DJ, Kidd K, Lundeberg J, Brash DE, Pontén F. PTCH codon 1315 polymorphism and risk for nonmelanoma skin cancer. British Journal Of Dermatology 2005, 152: 868-873. PMID: 15888139, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06464.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Basal CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellCodonGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHair ColorHumansLoss of HeterozygosityNeoplasm ProteinsPatched ReceptorsPatched-1 ReceptorPilot ProjectsPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, Cell SurfaceSkin NeoplasmsSkin PigmentationConceptsPro/Pro genotypeNonmelanoma skin cancerBasal cell carcinomaPTCH tumor suppressor geneSquamous cell carcinomaAllele frequency variationAllelic loss studiesTumor suppressor genePro genotypeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAllelic lossGenomic DNANonrandom lossSuppressor geneCell carcinomaSwedish patientsEpithelial cell cancersLight pigmentationSkin cancerNucleotide polymorphismsMultiple basal cell carcinomasPro/LeuHuman populationPTCH geneAllele frequencies