Transcriptome analysis reveals markers of aberrantly activated innate immunity in vitiligo lesional and non-lesional skin.

BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is characterized by the death of melanocytes in the skin. This is associated with the presence of T cell infiltrates in the lesional borders. However, at present, there is no detailed and systematic characterization on whether additional cellular or molecular changes are present...

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Main Authors: Richard Yu, Raewyn Broady, Yuanshen Huang, Yang Wang, Jie Yu, Min Gao, Megan Levings, Shencai Wei, Shengquan Zhang, Aie Xu, Mingwan Su, Jan Dutz, Xuejun Zhang, Youwen Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3519491?pdf=render

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