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Genetic diversity of the melanocortin-1 receptor in an admixed population of Rio de Janeiro: Structural and functional impacts of Cys35Tyr variant.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Neitzke-Montinelli Vanessa, da Silva Figueiredo Celestino Gomes Priscila, Pascutti Pedro G, Moura-Neto Rodrigo S, Silva Rosane
Abstract excerpt
The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) is one of the key proteins involved in the regulation of melanin production and several polymorphisms have been associated with different phenotypes of skin and hair color in human and nonhuman species. Most of the knowledge is centered on more homogeneous populations and studies involving an admixed group of people should be encouraged due to the great importance of...
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