2-SCD	2-S-cysteinyldopa
4-AHP	4-Amino-3-hydroxyphenylalanine
5-SCD	5-S-cysteinyldopa
ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADAM17	ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17
ADAMTS20	ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 20
AKT1	AKT Serine/Threonine Kinase 1
ASIP	Agouti signaling protein
ATRN	Attractin
BCC	Basal cell carcinoma
BED	Biologically efficient dose
bFGF	Basic FGF
BNC2	Basonuclin 2
CIE	Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage
CPD	Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer
DCT	DOPA chrome tautomerase
DDB1	Damage specific DNA binding protein 1
DHI	5,6-Dihydroxyindole
DHICA	5,6-Dihydroxyindole-2-carboxylic acid
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA-PF	DNA-Protection factor
DOPA	l-3,4-dihydroxyphenyilalanine
DRS	Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
DT	Delayed tanning
DTNBP1	Dystrobrevin binding protein 1
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDA	Ectodysplasin A
EDN3	Endothelin 3
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EI	Erythema index
FGFR3	Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
FOXN1	Forkhead box N1
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GWAS	Genome-wide association study
HERC2	HECT And RLD domain containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HLA-C	Major histocompatibility complex, class I, C
HPLC	High-Performance liquid chromatography
IL1α	Interleukin 1 alpha
IPD	Immediate pigment darkening
IR	Infrared radiation
IRF4	Interferon regulatory Factor 4
ITA	Individual typology angle
KITLG	KIT ligand
LYST	Lysosomal trafficking regulator
MATP	Solute carrier family 45, member 2
MC1R	Melanocortin-1 receptor
MED	Minimal erythemal dose
MFSD12	Major facilitator superfamily domain containing 12
MI	Melanin index
MITF	Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
MM	Malignant melanoma
MYO5A	Myosin VA
OCA1	Oculocutaneous albinism type 1
OCA2	Oculocutaneous albinism type 2
OPN3	Opsin 3
PIH	Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
PIK3CA	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
PKA	Protein kinase A
POMC	Proopiomelanocortin
PPD	Persistent pigment darkening
PTCA	Pyrrole-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SBC	Sunburn cell
SCC	Squamous cell carcinoma
SK	Seborrheic Keratosis
SLC24A5	Solute carrier family 24, member 5
SLC45A2	Solute carrier family 45, member 2
SMARCA2	SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily A, member 2
SNP	Single nucleotide polymorphism
SNX13	Sorting nexin 13
SPF	Sun protection factor
SPT	Skin phototype
SSR	Solar simulated radiation
TERT	Telomerase reverse transcriptase
TMEM38	Transmembrane protein 38
TPCN2	Two pore segment channel 2
TRP1	Tyrosinase-related protein 1
TRP2	Tyrosinase-related protein 2
TTCA	Thiazole-2,4,5-tricarboxylic acid
TYR	Tyrosinase
UVA	Ultraviolet radiation A
UVB	Ultraviolet radiation B
UVR	Ultraviolet radiation
VLDLR	Very low density lipoprotein receptor
αMSH	Alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone