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GlossaryPiebaldism

genetic condition causing white patches of skin and hair

Piebaldism is a rare genetic condition characterized by the absence of melanocytes, the cells responsible for producing pigment in the skin and hair. This results in patches of unpigmented (white) skin and hair, often noticeable from birth, and is typically inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern.

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research Piebaldism in Tree Shrews

September 1973 in “Primates”

research Long-Term Follow-Up of Leucoderma Patients Treated with Transplants of Autologous Cultured Melanocytes, Ultrathin Epidermal Sheets, and Basal Cell Layer Suspension

177 citations , November 2002 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement”

Transplantation is effective for stable leucoderma but not for progressive, widespread vitiligo vulgaris.

research Repigmentation of Leukoderma by Minigrafts of Normally Pigmented, Autologous Skin

56 citations , December 1978 in “The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology”

Transplanting small skin grafts can successfully repigment leukoderma.

research Repigmentation of Leukoderma in a Piebald Patient Associated with a Novel c-KIT Gene Mutation, G592E, of the Tyrosine Kinase Domain

6 citations , November 2011 in “Journal of Dermatological Science”

A new gene mutation may allow some piebaldism patients to regain skin color in white patches.

research The Color of Skin: White Diseases of the Skin, Nails, and Mucosa

4 citations , July 2019 in “Clinics in Dermatology”

The document concludes that while white skin, nail, and mucosa diseases increase skin cancer risk, they are generally harmless, especially compared to darker pigmentation conditions.

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