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Familial aggregation of vitiligo in the French West Indies (Isle of Martinique).
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Boisseau-Garsaud A M, Saint-Cyr I, Quist D, Arveiler B, Garsaud P
Abstract excerpt
Environmental factors are thought to influence the genetic transmission of vitiligo, and may change in families of different extraction. Most studies on vitiligo have been performed in occidental countries or in India, therefore, our purpose was to study the familial vitiligo aggregation in Martinique (French West Indies). Data on 16 families were collected from 1995 to 1999. Information was compared to 36...
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