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Difference in clinical features and HLA antigens between familial and non-familial vitiligo of non-segmental type.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Oct 1993
Ando I, Chi H I, Nakagawa H, Otsuka F
Abstract excerpt
Of 131 patients with non-segmental vitiligo studied, 29 (22%) had a family history of this disorder. The clinical features and HLA antigens were assessed, and a comparison made between patients with familial and those with non-familial, non-segmental vitiligo. Familial patients developed skin lesions significantly earlier than non-familial patients. There was a significant association between HLA-B46 and familial...
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