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Syndromes with hypomelanosis are introduced: Alezzandrini syndrome, Chediak–Higashi syndrome, Griscelli syndrome, Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome, Menkes kinky hair syndrome, oculocerebral syndrome with hypopigmentation, Seckel syndrome, Tietz syndrome, Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome, and Waardenburg syndrome.
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Tan, C., Zhu, WY. (2023). Syndromes with Hypomelanosis. In: Tan, C., Zhu, WY. (eds) Atlas of Pigmentary Skin Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5634-8_2
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