Title |
Th17 Cells and Activated Dendritic Cells Are Increased in Vitiligo Lesions
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2011
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0018907 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Claire Q. F. Wang, Andres E. Cruz-Inigo, Judilyn Fuentes-Duculan, Dariush Moussai, Nicholas Gulati, Mary Sullivan-Whalen, Patricia Gilleaudeau, Jules A. Cohen, James G. Krueger |
Abstract |
Vitiligo is a common skin disorder, characterized by progressive skin de-pigmentation due to the loss of cutaneous melanocytes. The exact cause of melanocyte loss remains unclear, but a large number of observations have pointed to the important role of cellular immunity in vitiligo pathogenesis. |
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Libya | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 21% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 14% |
Researcher | 14 | 13% |
Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 8% |
Student > Master | 8 | 8% |
Other | 12 | 12% |
Unknown | 25 | 24% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 28% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 22% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 8% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 7% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 7% |
Unknown | 27 | 26% |