"Vitiligo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremities, on the face or neck, and in skin folds. Age of onset is often in young adulthood and the condition tends to progress gradually with lesions enlarging and extending until a quiescent state is reached.
| Descriptor ID |
D014820
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.440.895
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vitiligo" by people in Profiles.
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Vitiligo patient-derived keratinocytes exhibit characteristics of normal wound healing via epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Exp Dermatol. 2015 May; 24(5):391-3.
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Resolution and recurrence of vitiligo following excision of congenital melanocytic nevus. Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 30(6):e166-8.
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Evidence for a susceptibility gene, SLEV1, on chromosome 17p13 in families with vitiligo-related systemic lupus erythematosus. Am J Hum Genet. 2001 Dec; 69(6):1401-6.
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Genetic epidemiology of vitiligo: multilocus recessivity cross-validated. Am J Hum Genet. 1994 Nov; 55(5):981-90.
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Uveitis associated with poliosis and vitiligo in six dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1985 Aug 15; 187(4):408-14.