Pigment anomalies of the skin in the human chimaera: their relation to systematized naevi

198073 citationsJournal Article

Authors

G. H. Findlay · Africa Society for Blood Transfusion

Abstract

Double fertilization of the egg may lead to a chimaeric state, in which the cell composition of the individual derives from two zygotes. Some special types of naevoid hyperpigmentation may result. Two new cases are added to the three published cases of chimaerism with skin manifestations.

Topics & Keywords

Genetic and rare skin diseases.melanin and skin pigmentation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 103, Issue 5, pp. 489-499

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb01663.x

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