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SUBMITTER: Veiga-Castelli L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6769860 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Veiga-Castelli Luciana L Oliveira Maria Luiza de ML Pereira Alison A Debortoli Guilherme G Marcorin Letícia L Fracasso Nádia N Silva Guilherme G Souza Andreia A Massaro Juliana J Simões Aguinaldo Luiz AL Sabbagh Audrey A Cardili Renata R Donadi Eduardo E Castelli Erick E Mendes-Junior Celso C
Biomolecules 20190909 9
(1) Background: Vitiligo is characterized by white patches on the skin caused by loss of melanocyte activity or the absence of these cells. The available treatments minimize the symptoms by retarding the process of skin depigmentation or re-pigmenting the affected regions. New studies are required for a better comprehension of the mechanisms that trigger the disease and for the development of more efficient treatments. Studies have suggested an autoimmune feature for vitiligo, based on the occur ...[more]