CTLA-4 A49G gene polymorphism is not associated with vitiligo in South Indian population

• Main Authors: Deeba Farha (Author), Syed Rabbani (Author), Quareen Jariya (Author), Waheed M (Author), Jamil Kaiser (Author), Rao Hanmanth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Background:</b> Vitiligo or leukoderma is a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigment due to destruction of melanocytes, resulting in irregular pale patches of skin. Vitiligo is a polygenic disease and is associated with autoimmunity with an unknown etiology.<b> Aims:&l...