title: Association study between melanocortin-1 receptor gene polymorphisms and occurrence of vitiligo in a Taiwanese population: possible explanation for lack of increased UV-related damage in vitiligo skin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C C E
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lan
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000235:genetics; D044102:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D044102:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin