Vitiligo is an acquired skin disorder characterized by the loss of skin pigmentation.
Although the dysfunction of melanocytes occurs in vitiligo, its pathogenesis still
remains unknown. Autoimmunity to melanocytes or their specific organelles has been
proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. Alternatively, impairment
in the melanogenic cytokine network between melanocytes and epidermal keratinocytes
has also been regarded as a possible cause of vitiligo [
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Published online: July 01, 2013
Received:
October 19,
2012
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© 2013 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
