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Pigment anomalies of the skin in the human chimaera: their relation to systematized naevi
Author(s) -
FINDLAY G.H.,
MOORES P.P.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb01663.x
Subject(s) - chimera (genetics) , dermatology , zygote , biology , hyperpigmentation , medicine , embryo , genetics , embryogenesis , gene
SUMMARY 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.