Pigmentation disorder

Pigmentation disorder


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Most pigmentation disorders involve the underproduction or overproduction of melanin.cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinpigmentationdisorders.html |title=MedlinePlus: Skin Pigmentation Disorders |format= |work= |accessdate=] cite web |url=http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec18/ch208/ch208a.html |title=Introduction: Pigment Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition |format= |work= |accessdate=]

Melanin is a pigment produced by melanocytes.cite web |url=http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_derm/spd.cfm |title=Skin Pigment Disorders |format= |work= |accessdate=]

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