title: Vitiligo: a review of some facts lesser known about depigmentation.
abstract: Vitiligo is a disorder that causes the destruction of melanocytes. It has three important factors underlying this destruction. The depigmented skin has many aberrant functions such as a muted response to contact allergens, a phenomenon also seen in mice that depigment. The white skin of those with vitiligo does not form non-melanoma skin cancers although the white skin of albinos, which has a similar color as vitiligo, is highly susceptible to skin cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nordlund