Open AccessCTLA-4 A49G gene polymorphism is not associated with vitiligo in South Indian population
Author(s) -
Farha Deeba,
Rabbani Syed,
Jariya Quareen,
Mohammed Abdul Waheed,
Kaiser Jamil,
Hanmanth Rao
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.60347
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , polymorphism (computer science) , gene polymorphism , gene , genetics , dermatology , genotype , biology
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.