Abstract
Some of our previous studies showed a striking regulationship between vitiligo and cystinuria: increased excretion of cystine was observed with similar frequency in 309 vitiligo patients (132 positives) and 142 healthy-families (59 positives); but, on the contrary, cystinuria was found only in one of 142 health-controls. Cystinuria is a autosomal recessive disease, with incidence of one per 5,000-10,000 subjects. The present study was undertaken to control an association between vitiligo-cystinuria and presence or absence of HLA antigens of the first locus and second locus: the comparison between the 30 vitiligo patients with cystinuria and 642 controls show a significant difference (p
| Translated title of the contribution | Critical review on vitiligo. VI. HLA, vitiligo and cystinuria |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 321-332 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Chronica Dermatologica |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Dermatology