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Serum Vitamin D concentrations and their association with the clinical severity of vitiligo
2022
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews
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Vitiligo is the most common acquired depigmentation of the skin, affecting the patient's self- image and negatively affecting quality of life. As for the pathogenesis of vitiligo, there is an autoimmune theory. Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to exist in many autoimmune diseases. Vitamin D is an essential hormone with pleiotropic effects, especially anti-apoptosis and regulatory functions of melanocyte proliferation and differentiation. It has been hypothesized that it may play a supportive
doi:10.30574/wjarr.2022.14.1.0218
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