Loss of Function Mutations of the Human Melanocortin 1 Receptor Are Common and Are Associated with Red Hair
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
- Vol. 260 (2) , 488-491
- https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.1999.0935
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