The etiology and molecular genetics of human pigmentation disorders.

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Published in Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol on May 17, 2012

Authors

Laura L Baxter1, William J Pavan

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1: Mouse Embryology Section, Genetic Disease Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.

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