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Altered levels of Ets-1 transcription factor and matrix metalloproteinases in melanocytes from patients with vitiligo
24 Mar 2011
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BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is characterized by the loss of functional melanocytes from the epidermis. Repigmentation in vitiligo is initiated by activation, proliferation and migration of melanoblasts from the outer root sheath of hair follicles, or melanocytes from the border area of vitiligo lesions, into the depigmented epidermis. Cell migration plays a crucial role during repigmentation in vitiligo. OBJECTIVES: To...
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