Integrative functional genomic analyses identify genetic variants influencing skin pigmentation in Africans.
Feng Y, Xie N, Inoue F, Fan S, Saskin J, Zhang C, Zhang F, Hansen MEB, Nyambo T, Mpoloka SW, Mokone GG, Fokunang C, Belay G, Njamnshi AK, Marks MS, Oancea E, Ahituv N, Tishkoff SA.
Feng Y, et al.
Nat Genet. 2024 Feb;56(2):258-272. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01626-1. Epub 2024 Jan 10.
Nat Genet. 2024.
PMID: 38200130
We combine Hi-C, genome editing and melanin assays to identify regulatory elements for MFSD12, HMG20B, OCA2, MITF, LEF1, TRPS1, BLOC1S6 and CYB561A3 that impact melanin levels in vitro and modulate human skin color. We found that independent mutations in an OCA2 enh …
We combine Hi-C, genome editing and melanin assays to identify regulatory elements for MFSD12, HMG20B, OCA2, MITF, LEF1, TRPS1, BLOC1 …