The genetic determination of skin pigmentation: KITLG and the KITLG/c-kit pathway as key players in the onset of human familial pigmentary diseases

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1182-1185

  Picardo, Mauro ^a   Cardinali, Giorgia ^a  

^a SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR;

DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; ONCOGENE C KIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 79956004547     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jid.2011.67     Document Type: Note

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