Vitiligo: a possible model of degenerative diseases.

Vitiligo is characterized by the progressive disappearance of pigment cells from skin and hair follicle. Several in vitro and in vivo studies show evidence of an altered redox status, suggesting that loss of cellular redox equilibrium might be the pathogenic mechanism in vitiligo. However, despite t...

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Main Authors: Barbara Bellei, Angela Pitisci, Monica Ottaviani, Matteo Ludovici, Carlo Cota, Fabiola Luzi, Maria Lucia Dell'Anna, Mauro Picardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3608562?pdf=render