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What controls variation in human skin color?

PLoS biology ·Vol. 1 ·No. 1 ·2003-10-00 ·Pages E27

Barsh GS

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MeSH Terms
Alleles Genetic Variation Humans Models, Genetic Phenotype Pigmentation Skin/radiation effects Skin Physiological Phenomena Skin Pigmentation/genetics Ultraviolet Rays
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Barsh Gregory S
Department of Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA. [email protected]
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Article Info
Journal
PLoS biology
Abbr.
PLoS Biol
ISSN
1545-7885
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.0000027
Email
[email protected]
Published
2003-10-00
Epub
2003-00-13
Pages
E27
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
101183755
PMCID
PMC212702
Subset
IM
Corrections
ErratumIn
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000027 PMC Full Text View journal details
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