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Analysis of the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) genetic variants in nonsegmental vitiligo patients.
International journal of dermatology - 1 Feb 2023
Ochoa-Ramírez Luis Antonio, Díaz-Camacho Sylvia Paz, Mellado-Corrales Samantha Nohemí, Muñoz-Estrada Víctor Fernando, Ríos-Tostado Juan José, Sánchez-Zazueta Jorge Guillermo, Velarde-Félix Jesús Salvador
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that courses with skin depigmentation because of the destruction of melanocytes. Vitiliginous melanocyte is prone to damage because of oxidative stress which activates cellular stress response and the release of heat shock proteins such as HSP70 promoting immune activation against the melanocyte. Variants in HSP70 genes (HSPA) might alter their expression and thus...
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