Antibodies to normal human melanocytes in vitiligo.
Antibodies to normal human melanocytes in vitiligo.
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DOI:
10.1084/jem.158.1.246
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发表时间:
1983-07-01
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Bystryn JC
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Naughton GK;Eisinger M;Bystryn JC
Most patients with active vitiligo (82% of 61) have antibodies to antigens of normal human melanocytes that can be detected by specific immunoprecipitation of radioiodinated, detergent-soluble, melanocyte macromolecules. Such antibodies were present in only 12% of patients with melanoma and in none of 35 patients with nonpigmentary skin diseases. The antibodies were directed to a common antigen(s) on melanocytes that was not present on normal fibroblasts or keratinocytes. These observations suggest that vitiligo is an autoimmune disease mediated by antibodies to melanocyte-associated antigen(s).