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Skin pigmentation

SLC45A2 · rs16891982

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Where this position leads

Condition: Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin Cancer Risk

rs16891982 Condition: Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin Cancer Risk Sun Sensitivity, Freckling and Skin C… Condition rs16891982 SLC45A2

What each result means

C/C Published research associates this genotype with darker skin pigmentation — this is the ancestral form found in most non-European populations.
G/C One copy of each allele. Published research associates this genotype with intermediate pigmentation.
G/G Published research associates this genotype with lighter skin pigmentation, common in European populations.

Source: Guenther et al. 2014, Human Molecular Genetics — SLC45A2 and human skin pigmentation variation.

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