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Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1

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Definition: A melanocortin receptor subtype found primarily in MELANOCYTES. It shows specificity for ALPHA-MSH and ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. Loss of function mutations of the type 1 melanocortin receptor account for the majority of red hair and fair skin recessive traits in human.      Other names Receptor, Melanocyte Melanocortin; Receptor, Melanocortin 1; Receptor, MC1; Receptor 1, Melanocortin; Melanocortin Receptor, Melanocyte; Melanocortin 1 Receptor; Receptor, Melanocortin-1; Melanocyte Melanocortin Receptor; Melanocortin-1 Receptor; MC1 Receptor; Melanocortin Receptor 1

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