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Symbol ASIP contributors: mct - updated : 03-02-2016
HGNC name agouti signaling protein, nonagouti homolog (mouse)
HGNC id 745
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s)
Susceptibility
  • to skin sensitivity to sun
  • to cutaneous melanoma (CM)
  • to facial pigmented spots during aging
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • pol 8818A -> G associated with dark hair and brown eyes
  • haplotype increasing the risk of cutaneous melanoma (CM)
  • genetic variations in ASIP, contribute to the acquired amount of facial pigmented spots during aging, through pathways independent of the basal melanin production
  • Candidate gene
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    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS