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Vitiligo autoantibodies are effective against melanoma

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1993

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Pnina Fishman, R. Zigelman, Suzi Floro, Meir Djaldetti, Esther Azizi, Yehuda Shoenfeld, Benjamin Sredni, Galit Yecheskel, Soldano Ferrone, Samario Chaitchik

Abstract

The results of this study point to the presence of anti-melanoma autoantibodies in the sera of patients with localized and diffuse vitiligo. These antibodies have a destructive effect on melanoma cells in vitro and in vivo.

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