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Characterization of melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor variant alleles in twins with red hair.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Oct 1997
Box N F, Wyeth J R, O'Gorman L E, Martin N G, Sturm R A
Abstract excerpt
The association between MSHR coding region variation and hair colour in humans has been examined by genotyping 25 red haired and 62 non-red Caucasians, all of whom were 12 years of age and members of a twin pair study. Twelve amino acid substitutions were seen at 11 different sites, nine of these being newly described MSHR variants. The previously reported Val92Met allele shows no association with hair colour,...
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