Acne: Genetic factors related to pore and hair follicle size may contribute to severity
Twelve new genetic regions were identified in the study, increasing the number of specific genetic regions associated with acne to 15.
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by Bianca Quijano
- Dec 17, 2018
- 2 min
Lighter skin pigmentation may be caused by rapid genetic evolution
“[This is a] rare example of intense, ongoing adaptation in recent human history and is the first known example of adaptive gene flow at a p
by Emily Innes-Leroux
- Nov 9, 2017
- 7 min
New genes responsible for skin colour identified
A Penn-led team identified new genes associated with skin colour variations. Their study of more than 2,000 Africans from diverse ethnic...
by Emily Innes-Leroux
- Oct 26, 2016
- 2 min
23 new genes found to be associated with vitiligo
By James Heilman, MD [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) via Wikimedia Commons Researchers have identified 23...
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