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Skin, sun and hair

The visible traits, which is why they are the ones people look up first.

Why this topic Sunscreen and hair loss are where genetics is visible in a mirror.

Variants that share a paper with this

Counted in Europe PMC, where the title or abstract names both this topic and that rsID. The number is papers, not evidence of a cause.

rs16891982

SLC45A2

Skin pigmentation

15 papers →

rs12203592

IRF4

Freckling & sun sensitivity

13 papers →

rs12913832

HERC2 / OCA2

Eye color

12 papers →

rs6152

AR

Male pattern baldness tendency

5 papers →

rs10033464

PITX2

Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter

1 paper →

rs1393350

TYR

Eye color

1 paper →

rs17646946

TCHH

Common traits (Other)

1 paper →

rs1801131

MTHFR

Folate metabolism (MTHFR A1298C)

1 paper →

rs1801133

MTHFR

Folate metabolism (MTHFR C677T)

1 paper →

rs4481887

OR2M7

Asparagus urine odour detection

1 paper →

How this was counted

Europe PMC, title and abstract only, searched for “skin pigmentation”, “male pattern baldness”, “androgenetic alopecia”, “sun sensitivity”, “freckling” alongside each published rsID. Full text was not counted: it returns every paper with an rsID buried in a supplementary table. Recounted monthly.