Unusual familial hypopigmentary anomaly.
A hitherto unreported bilateral and symmetrical hypopigmentary anomaly is reported in five members of a Negro family. The pattern of inheritance would appear to be autosomal dominant and it is concluded that this is a benign pigmentary alteration unrelated to underlying disease.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va. 22903, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree