Correlation between Serum Homocysteine and Vitiligo Area Scoring Index
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Correlation between Serum Homocysteine and Vitiligo Area Scoring Index
BACKGROUND Vitiligo is a chronic skin disorder. White macules caused by melanocyte destruction is a characteristic finding that cosmetically disturbing. Until recently, pathogenesis of vitiligo is still unclear. The role of homocysteine in vitiligo is mentioned in previous studies thus it is probable that it can be a biomarker to determine vitiligo severity. AIM To determine correlation betwe...
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Correspondence: Dr. Hamed Mohamed Abdo, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. E-mail: [email protected] Mobile: +2/ 0106633901
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1857-9655
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2017.066