Editing Human skin color (section)

===== Candidate genes =====
A number of studies have found genes linked to human skin pigmentation that have alleles with statistically significant frequencies in Chinese and East Asian populations. While not linked to measurements of skin tone variation directly, [[dopachrome tautomerase]] (DCT or TYRP2 rs2031526<ref name="ncbi_rs20">{{Cite web |title=rs2031526 RefSNP Report |author= |work=ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |date= |access-date=15 February 2021 |url= https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/snp/rs2031526 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Identifying genes underlying skin pigmentation differences among human populations|year=2006 |journal=Human Genetics|volume=120|issue=5|pages=613–621|doi=10.1007/s00439-006-0256-4 |pmid=16977434 |last1=Myles|first1=S |last2=Somel|first2=M |last3=Tang|first3=K |last4=Kelso|first4=J |last5=Stoneking|first5=M |s2cid=32371450}}</ref>), [[melanocortin 1 receptor]] (MC1R) ''Arg163Gln'' (rs885479<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/snp_ref.cgi?rs=885479 Reference SNP(refSNP) Cluster Report: rs885479] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160919022256/http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/snp_ref.cgi?rs=885479 |date=2016-09-19 }}. Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (2008-12-30). Retrieved 2011-02-27.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shi |first1=Peng |last2=Lu |first2=Xue Mei |last3=Luo |first3=Huai Rong |last4=Xiang-Yu |first4=Jin-Gong |last5=Zhang |first5=Ya Ping |title=Melanocortin-1 receptor gene variants in four Chinese ethnic populations |journal=Cell Research |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=81–4 |year=2001 |pmid=11305330 |doi=10.1038/sj.cr.7290070|doi-access=free }}</ref>) and [[ATRN|attractin]] (ATRN<ref name="Norton2006" />) have been indicated as potential contributors to the evolution of light skin in East Asian populations.