Article
Recent progress in the genetics of generalized vitiligo.
Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao - 20 Jul 2011
Spritz Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Vitiligo is an acquired disease characterized principally by patchy depigmentation of skin and overlying hair. Generalized vitiligo (GV), the predominant form of the disorder, results from autoimmune loss of melanocytes from affected regions. GV is a "complex trait", inherited in a non-Mendelian polygenic, multifactorial manner. GV is epidemiologically associated with other autoimmune diseases, both in GV...
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