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ReviewThe Journal of dermatology2026

Genetic Pigmentary Disorders: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Manifestations.

Ken Okamura, Tamio Suzuki

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Review in The Journal of dermatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ken OkamuraDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7366-3233
Tamio SuzukiDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.

Funding

Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan 23FC1039Wellcome Trust FC001039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic pigmentary disorders represent a diverse group of genetic conditions characterized by alterations in melanin production and transport and melanocyte development, resulting from single-gene pathological variants. These disorders encompass both hypopigmentary and hyperpigmentary phenotypes, affecting not only skin pigmentation but also ocular, auditory, and systemic manifestations. This review examines the molecular mechanisms underlying major genetic pigmentary disorders, including hypopigmentary (e.g., oculocutaneous albinism, piebaldism, and Waardenburg syndrome) and hyperpigmentary (e.g., dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria, dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria, reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, and Dowling-Degos disease) disorders. Additionally, we discuss RASopathies, in which pigmentary abnormalities occur alongside multisystem developmental anomalies. Comprehensive understanding of these conditions can provide crucial insights into melanocyte biology and guide future clinical management strategies for affected patients.

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Pigmentation DisordersHumansHyperpigmentationHypopigmentationMelaninsMelanocytesPhenotypeSkin Diseases, GeneticSkin Diseases, PapulosquamousSkin PigmentationMelaninsmelaninmelanocytesoculocutaneous albinismpiebaldismpigmentation disordersrASopathieswaardenburg syndrome

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PMID41127964
PMCPMC12877986

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