Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations Are Associated with Increased Risk for Melanoma and Unfavourable Prognosis

• Benjamin Bade ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Benjamin Bade, Thomas Vogt, Jörg Reichrath

  Affiliation Center for Clinical and Experimental Photo-Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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• Alexander Zdebik,

  Affiliation Center for Clinical and Experimental Photo-Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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• Stefan Wagenpfeil,

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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• Stefan Gräber,

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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• Jürgen Geisel,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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• Thomas Vogt ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Benjamin Bade, Thomas Vogt, Jörg Reichrath

  Affiliation Center for Clinical and Experimental Photo-Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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• Jörg Reichrath

  Contributed equally to this work with: Benjamin Bade, Thomas Vogt, Jörg Reichrath

  * E-mail: joerg.reichrath@uks.eu

  Affiliation Center for Clinical and Experimental Photo-Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, The Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany

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