Germline inactivation of tumor suppressor BAP1 is associated with white spotting.

Njauw, Ching-Ni; Ji, Zhenyu; Latoni, David I; Villa-Gonzalez, Jose Mari; McCormick, Shelley; Kumar, Raj; Usoltsev, Dmitrii; Artomov, Mykyta et al. · J Clin Invest · 2026

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Abstract

Inherited BAP1 mutations cause melanoma and other cancers and can also lead to white hair patches or skin spots due to pigment cell loss.

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