title: Graft exchange in vitiligo. Studies on the outcome of exchanging biopsies from vitiliginous skin to normal, pigmented skin and vice versa.
abstract: In 27 patients with vitiligo punch biopsies from vitiliginous skin to normal skin and vice versa were performed. Of the vitiligo grafts 69% showed donor dominance and 31% receptor dominance. When normal skin was transplanted 74% showed receptor dominance and 26% donor dominance. In 13 patients (52%) blood screening pointed towards an autoimmune disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010295:Parietal Cells, Gastric / Q000276:immunology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000276:immunology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D013954:Thyroglobulin