Genetic susceptibility to vitiligo: Recent progress from genome-wide association studies
Generalized vitiligo (GV) is a complicated disease in which patchy depigmentation results from the autoimmune loss of melanocytes from affected regions. It may follow a pattern of polygenetic or multifactorial inheritance. Previously, a number of genetic susceptibility factors have been identified t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Dermatologica Sinica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1027811714000524 |