Etiology of vitiligo. A new hypothesis.
Serum from actively repigmenting human vitiligo subjects had maximum mitogenic effect on the growth of melanocytes in culture, followed by the serum from normal donors, and from untreated vitiligo subjects in that order. Based on these findings, a new hypothesis is suggested for the etiology of vitiligo.
Ramaiah
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Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Puri
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Mojamdar
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D000328:Adult; D002452:Cell Count; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000166:cytology; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000187:drug effects; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D006133:Growth Substances; D007106:Immune Sera