Low frequency of skin cancers in vitiligo patients

Vitiligo is a disease characterized by discoloration of the skin and hair as a result of damage of melanocytes. The exact mechanism of the disease is still unknown. Theories about the pathogenesis focus on autoimmune, neurogenic and autocytotoxic mechanisms. There is a decreased risk of incidence of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Przegląd dermatologiczny 2016-01, Vol.6 (6), p.486-490
Hauptverfasser: Algiert, Barbara, Erkiert-Polguj, Anna, Dana, Agnieszka, Czubiński, Dariusz, Rotsztejn, Helena
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Zusammenfassung:Vitiligo is a disease characterized by discoloration of the skin and hair as a result of damage of melanocytes. The exact mechanism of the disease is still unknown. Theories about the pathogenesis focus on autoimmune, neurogenic and autocytotoxic mechanisms. There is a decreased risk of incidence of skin cancers in patients with vitiligo. The relation between vitiligo and decreased frequency of cases of malignant melanoma (MM) may be a consequence of the immune response to antigens, which are common for melanocytes and MM cells. Genetic studies indicate a mutually exclusive relationship of melanoma and vitiligo. This disease is also associated with a polymorphism in the TYR gene which encodes tyrosinase. Studies also indicate a decreased risk of incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSC) in patients with vitiligo.
ISSN:0033-2526
2084-9893
DOI:10.5114/dr.2016.63840