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Genetic hypomelanosis includes a wide range of congenital and inherited disorders, whereby the skin lesions indicate an underlying disorder or syndrome. This chapter covers the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, histopathology, differential diagnosis, and treatment of both common and rare genetic hypopigmentation disorders.
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- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
- Oculocutaneous Albinism
- Waardenburg Syndrome
- Griscelli Syndrome
- Ocular Albinism
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Passeron, T. (2016). Genetic hypomelanosis. In: Passeron, T., Ortonne, JP. (eds) Atlas of Pigmentary Disorders. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10897-1_5
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