• openAccess   Sex-specific genetic effects associated with pigmentation, sensitivity to sunlight, and melanoma in a population of Spanish origin 

      Hernando, Barbara; Ibarrola-Villava, Maider; Fernández, Lara P.; Peña Chilet, María; Llorca-Cardeñosa, Marta J.; Oltra, Sara S.; Alonso, Santos; Boyano, Dolores; Martinez-Cadenas, Conrado; Ribas, Gloria BioMed Central (2016-03)
      Background Human pigmentation is a polygenic quantitative trait with high heritability. In addition to genetic factors, it has been shown that pigmentation can be modulated by oestrogens and androgens via up- or ...
    • openAccess   Sun exposure and PDZK1 genotype modulate PDZK1 gene expression in normal skin 

      Hernando, Barbara; Ibarrola-Villava, Maider; Oltra, Sara S.; Valcuende-Cavero, Francisca; PITARCH BORT, GERARD; Mahiques, Laura; Ribas, Gloria; Martinez-Cadenas, Conrado Wiley (2020)
      Human skin pigmentation results from the enzymatically controlled synthesis of melanin pigments in specialized organelles (melano‐somes) produced within epidermal melanocytes, followed by their transfer to neighboring ...