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Three new single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by a genome-wide association study in Korean patients with vitiligo.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 May 2013
Cheong Kyung Ah, Kim Nan-Hyung, Noh Minsoo, Lee Ai-Young
Abstract excerpt
Genetic susceptibility is involved in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. Association studies with a whole genome-based approach instead of a single or a few candidate genes may be useful for discovering new susceptible genes. Although the etiology of non-segmental and segmental types is different, the association between gene polymorphisms and vitiligo has been reported, without defining types or in non-segmental...
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