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Genetics of pigmentation in skin cancer--a review.

Mutation research - 1 Oct 2010

Scherer Dominique, Kumar Rajiv

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Skin pigmentation is one of the most overt human physical traits with consequences on susceptibility to skin cancer. The variations in skin pigmentation are dependent on geographic location and population ethnicity. Skin colouration is mainly due to the pigmentation substance melanin, produced in...

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PMID: 20601102
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2010.06.002

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ASIP
OCA2
TYR
TYRP1

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