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Molecular basis of congenital hypopigmentary disorders in humans: a review.
Pigment cell research - 1 Jan 2000
Boissy R E, Nordlund J J
Abstract excerpt
Many specific gene products are sequentially made and utilized by the melanocyte as it emigrates from its embryonic origin, migrates into specific target sites, synthesizes melanin(s) within a specialized organelle, transfers pigment granules to neighboring cells, and responds to various exogenous cues. A mutation in many of the respective encoding genes can disrupt this process of melanogenesis and can result in...
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