title: Genetic and biochemical evidence implicates the butyrylcholinesterase gene BCHE in vitiligo pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Group for Advanced Molecular Investigation, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Machado do Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caio Cesar
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Silva de Castro
authors.affiliation: Group for Advanced Molecular Investigation, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vinícius
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Medeiros Fava
authors.affiliation: Group for Advanced Molecular Investigation, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.|School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iani Werneck
authors.affiliation: Group for Advanced Molecular Investigation, Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.|School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Távora Mira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D001938:Brazil; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000201:enzymology / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase
keywords: BCHE; cholinesterases; genetic association studies; polymorphisms; vitiligo