Towards a reliable, non-invasive melanin assessment for pigmented skin

Skin Res Technol. 2019 Jan;25(1):100-102. doi: 10.1111/srt.12592. Epub 2018 May 23.

C Y Wright^{1

2}, R M Lucas^{3

4}, T Kapwata⁵, Z Kunene⁵, J L du Plessis⁶

¹ Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
² Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
³ Research School of Population Health, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
⁵ Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, South Africa.
⁶ Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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Keywords: melanin; pigmented skin; skin biopsy; sun sensitivity.

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