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Molecules, 2020 Direct sun exposure is one of the most aggressive factors for human skin. Sun radiation contains a range of the electromagnetic spectrum including UV light.
F. Solano
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, 2011 Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is defined by extreme sensitivity to sunlight, resulting in sunburn, pigment changes in the skin and a greatly elevated incidence of skin cancers.
Lehmann, Alan R +2 more
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Skin hyperpigmentation in Indian population: Insights and best practice
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016 Skin pigmentation is one of the most strikingly variable phenotypes in humans, therefore making cutaneous pigmentation disorders frequent symptoms manifesting in a multitude of forms.
Stephanie Nouveau +5 more
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Association of the OCA2 polymorphism His615Arg with melanin content in east Asian populations: further evidence of convergent evolution of skin pigmentation. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2010 The last decade has witnessed important advances in our understanding of the genetics of pigmentation in European populations, but very little is known about the genes involved in skin pigmentation variation in East Asian populations.
Melissa Edwards +7 more
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Fruit over sunbed : carotenoid skin coloration is found more attractive than melanin coloration [PDF]
, 2015 Skin coloration appears to play a pivotal part in facial attractiveness. Skin yellowness contributes to an attractive appearance and is influenced both by dietary carotenoids and by melanin.
Lefevre, Carmen E, Perrett, David I
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MicroRNA-206 Regulation of Skin Pigmentation in Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ∼22 nucleotide non-coding RNA molecules that act as crucial roles in plenty of biological processes. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of miRNAs to regulate skin color differentiation and pigmentation in fish have not ...
Z. Dong +5 more
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Advances in Human BiologyIntroduction: Physiologic oral pigmentation is a typical finding in paediatric dentistry. Gingival pigmentation has a wide range of occurrence rates depending on race, country and the influence of genetics.
Pooja Vishwanath Bane +5 more
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Biology of melanocytes in mammals
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 Melanocytes, which originate from the neuroectoderm, are specialized cells responsible for producing pigments and possessing a dendritic morphology. These cells migrate to the epidermis and follicles, contributing to skin and hair pigmentation during ...
Ying-Zhe Cui, Xiao-Yong Man
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The Population Genetic Signature of Polygenic Local Adaptation
, 2014 Adaptation in response to selection on polygenic phenotypes may occur via subtle allele frequencies shifts at many loci. Current population genomic techniques are not well posed to identify such signals.
Berg, Jeremy J., Coop, Graham
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Dermatological Malignancies at a University Teaching Hospital in north-western Tanzania: A Retrospective Review of 154 Cases [PDF]
, 2012 Dermatological malignancies are among the most common form of cancers and the global incidence has been increasing at an alarming rate. A retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence, histopathological pattern, anatomical distribution ...
Chalya, Phillipo L. +6 more
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