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Assessment of the immune system in 55 Iranian patients with vitiligo

Shokrollah Farrokhi, Mohammad Hojjat‐Farsangi, M K Noohpisheh, Rasool Tahmasbi, Nima Rezaei

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2005 · 35 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

The important role of the immune system in the pathogenesis of vitiligo could be suggested. In addition, the autoimmune hypothesis of vitiligo could be confirmed based on the results of this study.

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