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For example, defects in the p gene result in altered intracellular localization and processing of tyrosinase, leading to both reduced eumelanin production and abnormal secretion of enzymatically active tyrosinase, with consequential hypopigmentation in affected melanocytes."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "5"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nAdditional investigations have revealed that p gene function extends into the regulation of intracellular detoxification processes, including effects on glutathione metabolism, as well as influencing cellular proliferation, differentiation, and programmed cell death in melanocytes. 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