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Analysis of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in vitiligo in Han Chinese people.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Zhang Ying, Li Chunying, Li Kai, Liu Ling, Jian Zhe, Gao Tianwen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is a chronic depigmented skin disorder with regional melanocytes depletion. The pathogenesis was not completely clarified. Recently, more and more evidence suggested that polymorphisms of some genes are associated with vitiligo risk. Here, we want to examine the association between the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene polymorphisms and the risk of vitiligo in Chinese populations....
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