In vitiligo, a faulty immune reaction kills off pigment cells called melanocytes and leaves patches of white skin. Considered an autoimmune disorder, vitiligo often emerges in adolescence or later, occurring in an estimated 1 to 2 percent of the world’s population and affecting all ethnic groups equally — although the depigmentation is more obvious on darker [...]
Vitiligo is a disorder of the skin pigmentation characterized by well-defined, ivory white macular lesion. It affects 1% of the population worldwide. Both sexes are equally affected. In 10-20% of people, vitiligo goes on its own. However, in majority of the patient the condition tends to worsen with time. Vitiligo is often confused with leprosy by common people [...]
Each cell of human body has 23 pairs of chromosomes. Genes are DNA proteins containing specific set of instructions for our body. Each gene has a specific location on our 23 chromosomes. One copy of each pair of chromosomes from each of our parents is inherited to our children. 22 pairs of chromosomes are known as [...]