Article
Genetic disorders of pigmentation.
Clinics in dermatology - 1 Jan 2000
Passeron Thierry, Mantoux Frédéric, Ortonne Jean-Paul
Abstract excerpt
More than 127 loci are actually known to affect pigmentation in mouse when they are mutated. From embryogenesis to transfer of melanin to the keratinocytes or melanocytes survival, any defect is able to alter the pigmentation process. Many gene mutations are now described, but the function of their product protein and their implication in melanogenesis are only partially understood. Each genetic pigmentation...
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