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Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha gene mutations in vitiligo vulgaris.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 1 Mar 2010
Xu Shengxin, Zhou Youwen, Yang Sen, Ren Yunqing, Zhang Chi, Quan Cheng, Gao Min, He Caifeng, Chen Hui, Hhan Jianwen, Chen Jianjun, Liang Yanhua, Yang Jianqiang, Sun Liangdan, Yin Xianyong, Liu Jianjun, Zhang Xuejun
Abstract excerpt
Vitiligo vulgaris is an acquired depigmenting disorder resulting from the loss of melanocytes in the skin. Though several putative susceptibility loci of vitiligo have been identified in different populations, the pathogenesis of the disease remains poorly understood. Through genetic linkage anal...
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