Elevated level of B-cell-activating factor in tissues and serum of patients with vitiligo: a proof of autoimmune theory
Background Several studies strongly supported the involvement of autoimmunity in vitiligo pathogenesis, which proposed the alteration of both humoral and cellular immunity leading to the destruction of melanocytes. B-lymphocyte-activating factor (BAFF) is a member of tumor necrosis factor family tha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jewd.eg.net//article.asp?issn=1687-1537;year=2019;volume=16;issue=1;spage=63;epage=67;aulast=El-Rifaie |