Nirvanagrewal

Melanin, Skin Color, and Genetics

Time to go under the skin, to look at skin color and the genetic basis of skin pigmentation.

Neurofibromatosis: An Autosomal Dominant Genetic Disorder

Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that produces non-cancerous tumors in the nerve cells and along the skin. The problems are caused by the growths compressing nerves and tissues.

Molecular Mechanisms of Bone Metastasis

The spread of cancer to the bones from other organs is called bone metastasis. When cancer of the breast, prostate and kidney metastasize to bones it leads to alteration in the structure of bones and their mineral components.