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Decrease number of melanocyte is seen in:

A
Albinism
B
Piebaldism
C
Ichthyosis
D
Chemical leucoderma
High-Yield Explanation
Piebaldism is a Autosomal dominant disease characterized by patches of skin that lack melanin as a result of defect in migration of melanoblast from neural crest to skin. Skin biopsy: Hypo melanotic area-few to no melanocytes. Vitiligo: is an acquired disease and similar patch of loss ofmelanin, but the loss develops after birth and progressive. Albinism: Congenital inability to synthesize melanin.

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