What are some examples of genetics of skin diseases? How do the different types have effects on someone?

Question: What are some examples of genetics of skin diseases? How do the different types have effects on someone?
- Keywords:
  genetics,
  illness,
  skin disease
Asked by sania123 to Chris on 11 Mar 2014.
- Chris Cole answered on 11 Mar 2014:
  
  The many aspects that lead to eczema, including your environment, but we know that mutations in the filaggrin gene mean your skin gets drier than normal and more likely to develop eczema.
  
  This is particularly true in European populations, but Africans with eczema do not have these mutations.

Question: What are some examples of genetics of skin diseases? How do the different types have effects on someone?