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Difference in pathogenesis between vitiligo vulgaris and halo nevi associated with vitiligo is supported by an HLA association study.
Pigment cell research - 1 Jun 2004
de Vijlder Hannah C, Westerhof Wiete, Schreuder Geziena M Th, de Lange Peter, Claas Frans H J
Abstract excerpt
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II associations with two subtypes of vitiligo: vitiligo vulgaris and halo nevi associated with vitiligo were investigated. In previous studies associations between vitiligo and HLA antigens have been reported but these two subtypes have never been taken into account. However from a clinical and histological point of view, a difference in (auto)-immune pathogenesis can be...
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