An investigation of autoantibodies to the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 in vitiligo
Vitiligo is an acquired depigmenting disorder characterised by the loss of functional melanocytes and of melanin from the cutaneous epidermis. A role for autoimmunity in vitiligo pathogenesis is supported by the presence of anti-melanocyte autoantibodies and autoreactive T lymphocytes in patients wi...
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University of Sheffield
2005
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421147 |