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Comprehensive assessment of genetic and environmental risk factors for melanoma: a population-based family study [ 2009 - 2010 ]

Also known as: How do your genes affect your risk of melanoma, and what can you do about it?

Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Managed by The University of Melbourne
Managed by University of Melbourne
Provided by   National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Grant

[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/566946]

Researchers: Prof Mark Jenkins (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Anne Cust ,  Dr James Dowty ,  Prof Graham Mann

Brief description Excessive sunlight can cause melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer. However, there are other factors including a person's genetic make-up that are thought to put some people at higher risk. Many 'healthy' people have small changes in their genes that might make them more likely to develop melanoma. We need to know more about these genetic factors. Our study will investigate how particular small genetic changes influence a person's likelihood of developing melanoma.

Funding Amount $AUD 150,679.90

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant

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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Ophthalmology and Optometry | Optical Technology | determining genetic susceptibility to disease | early detection of skin cancer | environmental risk factors | familial cancer | genetic epidemiology | genetic polymorphisms | malignant skin melanoma | melanoma | risk factors | statistical genetics |
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