title: Vitiligo in the Ssk Community of Bangalore (a Preliminary Report).
abstract: Vitiligo among the community Somavashan Sahasajuna Kashatriya(SSK) of Baugalore surveyed by us during February-March, 1987, was found to be characterised by an earlier age of onset and a very high (90.38%) familial incidence. This community at present is small and is believed to have migrated'from Gujarat-Maharashtra border where the incidence of vitiligo in a related community, the Khatris is already high (3.6%). The results indicate that continuous inbreeding among the SSK community in Bangalore may have enhanced their genetic predisposition to this disease.
authors.forename: Abburi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramaiah
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mojamdar
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Amarnath