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Vitiligo

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 1, Article number: 15046 (2015) Cite this article

Vitiligo is the most common skin depigmenting disorder globally. As summarized here, the cause of vitiligo is unknown, but oxidative stress and autoimmune processes are involved and lead to the dysfunction and destruction of melanocytes.

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Vitiligo. Nat Rev Dis Primers 1, 15046 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2015.46

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