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Twenty-three new genes involved in risk for autoimmune vitiligo have been identified by an international group of scientists led by the University of Colorado School of Medicine. UV photograph of a hand with vitiligo. Image credit: Chip Bobbert / CC BY-SA 4.0. Vitiligo is a chronic condition in which melanocytes …

By Dr Jeevan Kopparad, Homeopathy Vitiligo or Leucoderma is an autoimmune condition, defined as a common skin disorder, wherein your skin develops white patches or marks due to a loss in pigment cells called melanin. This pigment determines the color of your eyes, skin and hair. However, in Vitiligo, only the skin …