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Genetics of human iris colour and patterns.

Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Oct 2009

Sturm Richard A, Larsson Mats

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The presence of melanin pigment within the iris is responsible for the visual impression of human eye colouration with complex patterns also evident in this tissue, including Fuchs' crypts, nevi, Wolfflin nodules and contraction furrows. The genetic basis underlying the determination and inheritance of these traits has been the subject of debate and research from the very beginning of quantitative trait studies...

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PMID: 19619260
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-148X.2009.00606.x

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OCA2
HERC2
HLTF
MITF
PAX6

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