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[Secrets of the red-headed].

Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 22 Dec 2016

Zdrojewicz Zygmunt, Kowalik Małgorzata, Jagodziński Adam

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Only 1-2% of people is red-headed but in the Russian Udmurt Republic or United Kingdom they can be met more often. A specific variant of MC1R gene (R allele) is responsible for the red hair. The gene encodes a receptor for melanocortins. These substances stimulate melanocytes to product melanin- a dye of the skin which is transported to keratinocytes. It protects a cellular nucleus from ultraviolet radiation....

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