TY - BOOK AU - Ola Omar Abdelhalim Abouzeid AU - Azza Ahmed Ali , AU - Dina Kadey Ismail , AU - Nahla Shoukry Hunter , TI - Serum transforming growth factor beta-1 in vitiligo : : A possible marker of disease activity / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Ola Omar Abdelhalim Abouzeid , KW - Disease activity KW - Transformin growth factor beta-1 KW - Vitiligo N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Dermatology and Venerology; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -