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The same year, Jackson also explained the lightening color of his skin by disclosing that he had vitiligo, an incurable autoimmune disorder that destroys the pigment-producing cells of the skin.
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Melanoma is a form of skin cancer characterized by the uncontrolled growth of pigment-producing cells.
EU Backs Bristol-Myers Melanoma Drug Sten Stovall 2011
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The NYU researchers screened a library of 2,000 well-known drugs and identified members of the benzimidazole family for their ability to inhibit melanoma growth and induce programmed cell death (apoptosis) of malignant melanoma cells without affecting normal melanocytes (pigment-producing cells).
Mebendazol: A novel drug to be studied for metastatic Melanoma 2008
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Somehow, thinks they don't belong and the body literally starts to attack these pigment-producing cells.
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It's when the body sort of recognizes these pigment-producing cells in the skin called melanocytes.
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It's when the body sort of recognizes these pigment-producing cells in the skin called melanocytes.
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It is this body, actually, attacking these pigment-producing cells.
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Somehow, thinks they don't belong and the body literally starts to attack these pigment-producing cells.
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Melanoma is a cancer of the pigment-producing cells in the body.
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The water extract of the roots contains many different compounds, including sugars and amino acids, which undergo flavor- and pigment-producing browning reactions with each other when the extract is concentrated.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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