PLoS Genetics, 2021 A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) in African descent populations identified novel loci associated with skin pigmentation. However, how genomic variations affect skin pigmentation and how these skin pigmentation gene variants affect serum 25 ...
Ken Batai +11 more
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The effect of constitutive pigmentation on the measured emissivity of human skin.
PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundThe measurement of body temperature has become commonplace in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Body temperature can be measured using thermal infrared imaging, a safe, non-contact method that relies on the emissivity of the skin being known to ...
Matthew Charlton +6 more
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Understanding pseudo-albinism in sole (Solea senegalensis): a transcriptomics and metagenomics approach [PDF]
, 2019 Pseudo-albinism is a pigmentation disorder observed in flatfish aquaculture with a complex, multi-factor aetiology. We tested the hypothesis that pigmentation abnormalities are an overt signal of more generalised modifications in tissue structure and ...
Carballo, Carlos +7 more
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By protecting against cutaneous inflammation, epidermal pigmentation provided an additional advantage for ancestral humans. [PDF]
, 2019 Pigmentation evolved in ancestral humans to protect against toxic, ultraviolet B irradiation, but the question remains: "what is being protected?" Because humans with dark pigmentation display a suite of superior epidermal functions in comparison with ...
Abuabara, Katrina +7 more
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Assessment of Gingival, Lip and Skin Pigmentation and its Association with Willingness towards Depigmentation among South Indian Female Population: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic ResearchIntroduction: Facial appearance depends on various factors, including both intraoral and extraoral features. The association between skin pigmentation and gingival pigmentation has been previously established. Severe gingival pigmentation remains
Smriti Dharuman +4 more
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Determination of melanin types and relative concentrations: an observational study using a non-invasive inverse skin reflectance analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: Melanin is a major skin colour pigment that made up of eumelanin (the dark brown–black colour) and pheomelanin (the light red–yellow colour) pigments.
Alerstam +17 more
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Spontaneous melanotic lesions in axillary seabream, Pagellus acarne (Risso) [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper, we describe spontaneous melanotic lesions in the skin of axillary seabream, Pagellus acarne (Risso) from a defined area of the Portuguese Coast, located in Cabo da Roca and Foz do Arelho.
Branco, Sandra, Ramos, Paula, Victor, P
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Key regulatory role of dermal fibroblasts in pigmentation as demonstrated using a reconstructed skin model: impact of photo-aging. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 To study cutaneous pigmentation in a physiological context, we have previously developed a functional pigmented reconstructed skin model composed of a melanocyte-containing epidermis grown on a dermal equivalent comprising living fibroblasts. The present
Christine Duval +5 more
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A case report: retigabine induced oral mucosal dyspigmentation of the hard palate [PDF]
, 2015 Background Dyspigmentation of the oral mucosa has a multitude of aetiological causes. Retigabine, a new antiepileptic drug, has the potential side effect of inducing a blue/purple pigmentation of the oral mucosa in addition to the skin, lips, nails and ...
Beacher, Nicholas G. +2 more
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Cellular and ultrastructural characterization of the grey-morph phenotype in southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) [PDF]
, 2017 Southern right whales (SRWs, Eubalena australis) are polymorphic for an X-linked pigmentation pattern known as grey morphism. Most SRWs have completely black skin with white patches on their bellies and occasionally on their backs; these patches remain ...
Campbell, M. S. +10 more
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