Ola Omar Abdelhalim Abouzeid <br/><br/>
Serum transforming growth factor beta-1 in vitiligo :   A possible marker of disease activity /  
 عامل النمو المحول بيتا - 1 فى المصل فى مرض البهاق كدلالة لنشاط المرض 
Ola Omar Abdelhalim Abouzeid ; Supervised Nahla Shoukry Hunter , Dina Kadey Ismail , Azza Ahmed Ali 
 - Cairo :   Ola Omar Abdelhalim Abouzeid ,   2009 
 - 103 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology and Venerology 
<br/><br/> Vitiligo is an idiopathic depigmentary skin disorder characterized by selective destruction of melanocytes. Recent observations support the role of altered cellular immunity, autoimmunity, and a role for cytokines in the pathogenesis of vitiligo. The characteristic lesion in vitiligo is a sharply demarcated milky white macule or patch which is surrounded by normal skin. Vitiligo may be divided into localized generalized and universal 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Disease activity Transformin growth factor beta-1  Vitiligo