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Posted to News  / Immunology, Psycho-social aspects, Dermatology news 2011, Treatment variables, Guidlines and Reviews, Biochemistry, Children, Cosmetic Surgery, Genetics, Laser Therapy, Melanogenesis Dec 07

Radiotherapy-induced pemphigus vulgaris with autoantibodies targeting a 110 kDa epidermal antigen

Talel Badri MD1, Houda Hammami MD1, Ali Lachkham MD2, Rym Benmously-Mlika MD1, Inçaf Mokhtar MD1, Samy Fenniche MD1

Author Information 1 Dermatology Department, Habib Thameur Hospital 2 Otolaryngology Department, Salah Azaÿz Institute. Faculty of Medicine, University of...

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Posted to Articles  / Immunology, Psycho-social aspects, Dermatology news 2011, Treatment variables, Guidlines and Reviews, Biochemistry, Children, Cosmetic Surgery, Genetics, Laser Therapy, Melanogenesis Oct 14

Immunopathogenesis of vitiligo

Autoimmunity Reviews Volume 10, Issue 12, October 2011, Pages 762-765 Manuel Sandoval-Cruza, b, Mario García-Carrascoc, d, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail...

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Nonsegmental Vitiligo and Autoimmune Mechanism

Naoki Oiso, 1 * Tamio Suzuki, 2 Kazuyoshi Fukai, 3 Ichiro Katayama, 4 and Akira Kawada 1

Dermatol Res Pract. 2011; 2011: 518090. Published online 2011 July 26. doi: 10.1155/2011/518090 PMCID: PMC3144695 Copyright © 2011 Naoki Oiso et al. 1Department of...

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Narrow-band UVB irradiation stimulates the migration and functional development of vitiligo-IgG antibodies-treated pigment cells.

Wu CS, Lan CC, Yu HS. Source Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine and Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 May 4. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04094.x. bstract Background  The pathogenesis of vitiligo remains unclear. Most authorities favoured...

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Vitiligo –a sign of systemic desease.

R. H. Huggins, Christofer A. Janusz, Robert Schwartz

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol / January-February 2006 / Vol 72 / Issue 1 Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Address for correspondence: Dr....

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The melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1, a novel target of autoantibody responses in vitiligo

E. Helen Kemp,1 Elizabeth A. Waterman,1 Brian E. Hawes,2 Kim O’Neill,2 Raju V.S.R.K. Gottumukkala,1 David J. Gawkrodger,3 Anthony P. Weetman,1 and Philip F. Watson1

1Division of Clinical Sciences (North), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom 2Department of Central Nervous System/Cardiovascular Biology, Schering-Plough Research...

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The autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE) is strongly associated with vitiligo

R. Tazi-Ahnini, A.J.G. McDonagh, D.A. Wengraf, T.R.J. Lovewell, Y. Vasilopoulos, A.G. Messenger, M.J. Cork and D.J. Gawkrodger_

*Division of Genomic Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, U.K._Dermatology Immunogenetics Group, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield...

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Relevance of autoimmune thyroiditis in children and adolescents with vitiligo

1. Sibel Uncu MD3, 2. Savaş Yaylı MD1, 3. Sevgi Bahadır MD1, 4. Ayşenur Ökten MD2, 5. Köksal Alpay MD1

Article first published online: 19 JAN 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04665.x © 2011 The International Society of Dermatology Issue International Journal of...

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Multivariate analysis of factors associated with early-onset segmental and nonsegmental vitiligo: a prospective observational study of 213 patients

1. K. Ezzedine, 2. A. Diallo, 3. C. Léauté-Labrèze, 4. D. Mossalayi, 5. Y. Gauthier, 6. S. Bouchtnei, 7. M. Cario-André, 8. J. Seneschal, 9. F. Boralevi, 10. T. Jouary, 11. A. Taieb

Article first published online: 2 JUN 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10311.x © 2011 The Authors. BJD © 2011 British Association of Dermatologists 2011 British Journal of...

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HSP70i Accelerates Depigmentation in a Mouse Model of Autoimmune Vitiligo

Cecele J. Denman1, James McCracken, Vidhya Hariharan, Jared Klarquist1, Kepa Oyarbide-Valencia, Jose´ A. Guevara-Patin˜o2 and I. Caroline Le Poole

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2008) 128, 2041–2048; doi:10.1038/jid.2008.45; published online 13 March 2008 Vitiligo is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease of the...

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Evidence for an Autoimmune Pathogenesis of Vitiligo

1. Katia Ongenae, 2. Nanny Van Geel, 3. Jean-Marie Naeyaert

Article first published online: 5 MAR 2003 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2003.00023.x Pigment Cell Research Volume 16, Issue 2, pages 90–100, April 2003 Additional...

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Autoimmune Melanocyte Destruction in Vitiligo

René van den Wijngaard, Anna Wankowicz-Kalinska, Steven Pals, Jan Weening, and Pranab Das

LABORATORY INVESTIGATION Vol. 81, No. 8, p. 1061, 2001 Copyright © 2001 by The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc. Department of Pathology, Academic Medical...

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Autoimmune Diseases and Vitamin D Receptor Apa-I Polymorphism are Associated with Vitiligo in a Small Inbred Romanian Community

Stanca Birlea1, Marius Birlea2, Danut Cimponeriu3, Pompilia Apostol 3, Rodica Cosgarea4, Lucian Gavrila 3, Stefan Tigan5, Gertrude Costin6 and Pranab Das7

Acta Derm Venereol 2006; 86: 209–214. Departments of 1Dermatology and 2Neurology, Zalau County Hospital, Zalau, 3Department of Genetics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest,...

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Anatomical Colocalization of Vitiligo and Alopecia Areata

M. Rodríguez-Martín,, N. Merino, P. Contreras, Gemma Gordillo Santana, Beatriz Rodríguez Martín, A. Martín-Herrera and A. Noda-Cabrera

Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, University of La Laguna, 38320 – La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain The Open Autoimmunity Journal, 2010, 2,...

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Vitiligo and autoimmunity: an epidemiological study in a representative sample of young Italian males

1. V Ingordo1,*, 2. C Gentile2, 3. SS Iannazzone3, 4. F Cusano3, 5. L Naldi4

Article first published online: 7 MAY 2010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03696.x © 2010 The Authors. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology © 2010...

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Therapeutic implications of autoimmune vitiligo T cells

Kepa Oyarbide-Valencia a, Jasper G. van den Boorn b, Cecele J. Denman a, Mingli Li c, Jeremy M. Carlson a, Claudia Hernandez a, Michael I. Nishimura c, Pranab K. Das d, Rosalie M. Luiten b, I. Caroline Le Poole a,

© 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Melanocytes; T cells; T cell avidity; T cell receptors; Melanosomes; Antigen presentation a Department of Pathology/Oncology...

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The genetics of generalized vitiligo and associated autoimmune diseases.

Richard A. Spritz*

Pigment Cell Res. 20; 271–278 Human Medical Genetics Program, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, P.O. Box 6511, Mail-stop 8300, Aurora, CO 80045,...

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Role of the Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE) gene in alopecia areata: Strong association of a potentially functional AIRE polymorphism with alopecia universalis

M.J. Cork, D.J. Gawkrodger , M.P. Birch, D. Wengraf, A.J.G. McDonagh

Received 16 May 2002, revised 6 September 2002, accepted for publication 15 September 2002 Copyright c Blackwell Munksgaard 2002 Tissue Antigens . 0001-2815 Tissue Antigens 2002...

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NALP1 in Vitiligo-Associated MultipleAutoimmune Disease

Ying Jin, M.D., Ph.D., Christina M. Mailloux, B.S., Katherine Gowan, B.S., Sheri L. Riccardi, B.S., Greggory LaBerge, M.S., Dorothy C. Bennett, Ph.D., Pamela R. Fain, Ph.D., and Richard A. Spritz, M.D.

From the Human Medical Genetics Program (Y.J., C.M.M., K.G., S.L.R., G.L., P.R.F., R.A.S.) and the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (P.R.F.), University of Colorado...

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Lack of Association between ctla-4 A49G Polymorphism and Vitiligo

Mohammad Javad Fattahi1, Abdul Mohammad Pezeshki2, Maryam Emad3, Mohammad Hosein Lohrasb 4, Azra Shamseddin5, Abbas Ghaderi1,2, Mehrnoosh Doroudchi1,2

IJI VOL. 2 NO. 2 Spring 2005 ABSTRACT Background: Vitiligo is an acquired skin disorder that selectively destroys melanocytes in epidermis with an unknown etiology. Objective:...

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Function-blocking autoantibodies to the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor in vitiligo patients

Raju VSRK Gottumukkala1, Nikos G Gavalas1, Samia Akhtar1, Russell A Metcalfe1, David J Gawkrodger2, John W Haycock3, Philip F Watson1, Anthony P Weetman1 and Elizabeth Helen Kemp1

Laboratory Investigation (2006) 86, 781–789. doi:10.1038/labinvest.3700438; published online 8 May 2006 Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK and 3Department of Engineering...

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Autoimmune markers in vitiligo patients appear correlated with obsession and phobia

1. S. Moretti1, 2. M. Arunachalam1,*, 3. R. Colucci1, 4. S. Pallanti2, 5. J.A. Kline3, 6. S. Berti1, 7. F. Lotti1, 8. T. Lotti1

Article first published online: 1 JUL 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04171.x Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Author Information 1. 1...

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Autoimmunity as an aetiological factor in vitiligo

1. N Rezaei1,2, 2. NG Gavalas2, 3. AP Weetman2, 4. EH Kemp2,*

Article first published online: 19 JUN 2007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02228.x Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Volume 21, Issue 7, pages...

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Autoantibodies against tyrosine hydroxylase in patients with non-segmental (generalised) vitiligo

1. E. Helen Kemp1, 2. Sherif Emhemad1, 3. Samia Akhtar1, 4. Philip F. Watson1, 5. David J. Gawkrodger2, 6. Anthony P. Weetman1

Article first published online: 16 DEC 2010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2010.01181.x Experimental Dermatology Volume 20, Issue 1, pages 35–40, January 2011 Author Information 1. 1...

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CTLA-4 in autoimmune diseases – a general susceptibility gene to autoimmunity?

OP Kristiansen, ZM Larsen and F Pociot

Steno Diabetes Center, Niels Steensensvej 2, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark Genes and Immunity (2000) 1, 170–184 2000 Macmillan Publishers Ltd All rights reserved...

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Autoimmunity as an aetiological factor in vitiligo

1. N Rezaei1,2, 2. NG Gavalas2, 3. AP Weetman2, 4. EH Kemp2,*

Article first published online: 19 JUN 2007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02228.x Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Volume 21, Issue 7, pages...

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Posted to News  Sep 04

The International School of Vitiligo & Pigmentary Disorders

Barcelona, Spain - 2-5 November 2011

Dear Colleagues, In today's competitive world of Dermatology, education and continuous training are the key to success and employability . Pigmentary Disorders of the skin are...

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The haptenation theory of vitiligo and melanoma rejection: a close-up.

Westerhof W, Manini P, Napolitano A, d'Ischia M.

Exp Dermatol. 2011 Feb;20(2):92-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2010.01200.x. Source Color Foundation, Landsmeer, the Netherlands. wietewesterhof@colorfoundation.org Erratum...

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Generalized Vitiligo and Associated Autoimmune Diseases in Japanese Patients and Their Families.

Narita T, Oiso N, Fukai K, Kabashima K, Kawada A, Suzuki T.

Allergol Int. 2011 Jul 25. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21778811 Source Department of Dermatology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. Abstract Background:...

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The non-profit VR Foundation accepts a variety of contributed material on vitiligo, melanoma and pigmentary disorders for possible inclusion on the website www.Vitinomics.net.

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25 JUNE INITIATIVE

The 25June Initiative aims to increase awareness of vitiligo and raise funds for research, national vitiligo associations and support groups. Led by the VR Foundation, this year’s goal is to mark World Vitiligo Day on June 25 a date to be observed annually by the United Nations.

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