Immunophenotypic Analysis Reveals Differences in Circulating Immune Cells in Peripheral Blood of Segmental and Non-segmental Vitiligo Patients
Abstract Take Home Message
These data show that, in contrast to NSV, no increased systemic immunity is found in SV patients, indicating that SV pathogenesis is associated with a localized cytotoxic reaction targeting epidermal melanocytes.
Additional Authors
Nicoline F. Post, Nathalie O.P. van Uden, Vidhya S. Narayan, Saskia Chielie, E. Helen Kemp, Marcel W. Bekkenk, Rosalie M. Luiten