Sep 2026
MC1R variants in four Chinese children with red hair and hypopigmentation.
It is demonstrated that MC1R deficiency alone can result in an "albinism-like" red hair phenotype in East Asian populations, and including MC1R in the differential diagnosis for Asian patients with unexplained red hair and mild hypopigmentation is supported.
Ying-Zi Zhang, Qiao-Rong Huang, Xiao-Jing Chen et al.
· Journal of Human Genetics · 0 citations