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Multi-Omics Identifies CTSS as a Susceptibility Gene and Actionable Target That Regulates Melanocyte MHC-II Expression and Survival in Vitiligo.
Pigment cell & melanoma research - 1 Jul 2026
He Ming-Jie, Ren Yi-Jia, Zhang Xiao-Yu, Wang Fang, Xu Hong, Zhu Deng-Jun, Hu Yuan, Zhang Jiang-An
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Vitiligo is a common autoimmune disorder characterized by melanocyte loss, yet the molecular mechanisms linking genetic susceptibility to melanocyte dysfunction remain incompletely understood. In this study, we integrated multi-tissue transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS), summary-data-based Mendelian randomization (SMR), and colocalization analyses to identify causal genes within vitiligo susceptibility...
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