piebaldism


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piebaldism

[′pī‚bȯl‚diz·əm]
(medicine)
A pigmentary disorder characterized by patterns of white spots on the skin and caused by an inherited absence of melanocytes.
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(2014) First report of piebaldism in scolecophidians: a case of Typhlops vermicularis (Squamata: Typhlopidae).
PRIMER REGISTRO DEL LEUCISMO EN TROPIDURUS HISPIDUS (SPIX, 1825) (SQUAMATA: TROPIDURIDAE) EN EL NORTE DE BRASIL, AMAZONIA ORIENTAL
The healthy controls were excluded if they had received blood transfusions in the last 6 months or if they had other autoimmune diseases or other depigmentation disorders, such as piebaldism and albinism.
Rs3213758 in the RPGRIP1L Gene Associated with Susceptibility to Segmental Vitiligo in a Chinese Han Population
[5.] Fontanesi L, Scotti E, Russo V Haplotype variability in the bovine MITF gene and association with piebaldism in Holstein and Simmental cattle breeds.
Identification of polymorphisms in MITF and DCT genes and their associations with plumage colors in Asian duck breeds
A clinical example of this signaling pathway is seen in patients with piebaldism, which is an autosomal dominant disorder resulting from a mutation in KIT protooncogene leading to the absence of melanocytes and the appearance of leukoderma on the affected areas [16].
Dasatinib-Induced Hypopigmentation in Pediatric Patient with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
For instance, KIT mutations cause dominant white spotting (KITW) in mice and piebaldism in humans, which both display strikingly similar white patches of hair and skin in heterozygous individuals (Ezoe et al., 1995; Geissler et al., 1988).
Differential Expression of the KIT Gene in Liaoning Cashmere Goats with different Coat Colors
Waardenburg syndrome is a rare autosomal disorder with heterogeneous manifestations including sensorineural deafness, piebaldism, heterochromic irides, synophrys and dystopia canthorum.
Waardenburg syndrome: A case series
Piebaldism involves a lack of pigmentation (Abreu et al.
Abnormal coloration in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
The epidermal harvesting was initially developed for pigment problems, such as piebaldism. (Dermatol Surg.
New autografting techniques could advance wound healing
[6] reported a patient with KIT haploinsufficiency and absence of piebaldism which suggests that the role of KIT is not necessarily a simple dosage effect.
An Interstitial 4q Deletion with a Mosaic Complementary Ring Chromosome in a Child with Dysmorphism, Linear Skin Pigmentation, and Hepatomegaly
They first isolated melanocytes from the normally pigmented skin of the patient with piebaldism and then expanded these normal melanocytes in culture, followed by transplanting them into the hypopigmented skin area of this patient.
Prospect of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Crest Stem Cells in Clinical Application
We diagnosed the newborn with piebaldism based on her appearance.
Case report
Piebaldism with non-intertriginous freckles: what does it mean?
Piebaldismo-Moebius y exposicion prenatal a misoprostol: reporte de un caso
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