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Vitiligo causes realistic loss of skin pigmentation.
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Vitiligo is an autoimmune skin condition characterized by the progressive loss or destruction of melanocytes, resulting in characteristic patches of depigmentation.

Evidence for · 12
Interferon-gamma Inhibits Melanogenesis and Induces Apoptosis in Melanocytes: A Pivotal Role of CD8+ Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Vitiligo.
2015 · cited by 184
Indicates that vitiligo involves IFN-gamma-induced melanocyte destruction and depigmentation.
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The retrieved papers overwhelmingly confirm that vitiligo involves the destruction or loss of melanocytes, leading to skin depigmentation and white patches. All relevant papers support this mechanism.

More for · 11
Melanocyte-specific CD8+ T cells are associated with epidermal depigmentation in a novel mouse model of vitiligo
2013 · cited by 32
Shows that a murine model of vitiligo develops epidermal depigmentation via CD8+ T-cell activity.
Genetic and immune dysregulation in vitiligo: Insights into autoimmune mechanisms and disease pathogenesis.
2025 · cited by 19
Explains that vitiligo is a hypopigmentary skin disease marked by the progressive loss of melanocytes and white patches of depigmented skin.
Epigenetic regulation in vitiligo: mechanisms, challenges, and therapeutic opportunities.
2025 · cited by 11
Notes that vitiligo is characterized by epidermal melanocyte loss causing skin depigmentation.
Overexpressed perforin contributes to the melanocyte destruction via epigenetic regulation in patients with vitiligo.
2023 · cited by 9
Demonstrates that cytotoxic T cells with elevated perforin mediate melanocyte destruction in vitiligo.
Concomitant Mycosis Fungoides and Vitiligo: How Mycosis Fungoides May Contribute to Melanocyte Destruction
2015 · cited by 7
Analyzes risk factors for vitiligo development characterized by melanocyte destruction.
Lipid Nanocarriers for Targeted Repigmentation in Vitiligo: Advances in Melanocyte Modulation and Topical Delivery
2025 · cited by 2
Defines vitiligo as a chronic autoimmune depigmenting disorder characterized by the loss of functional melanocytes.
Harnessing Flavonoids and Nutraceuticals for Vitiligo via Targeting Oxidative Stress and Neural-Melanocyte Crosstalk
2025 · cited by 1
Describes vitiligo as a disorder characterized by the progressive destruction of melanocytes.
The Cutaneous Immune Microenvironment in Selected Inflammatory Skin Diseases: Linking Histopathology, Mechanisms, and Targeted Therapy.
2026 · cited by 0
Highlights cytotoxic T-cell-mediated melanocyte destruction and resulting features in vitiligo.
Segmental Vitiligo and Somatic Mosaicism: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutics.
2026 · cited by 0
Notes that segmental vitiligo is characterized by unilateral, sharply demarcated depigmentation.
Vitiligo as a Failure of Immune Resolution and Tissue Regeneration: From Stress Signals to Targeted Immune Modulation.
2026 · cited by 0
Defines vitiligo as a cutaneous autoimmune disease characterized by progressive melanocyte loss.
JAK Activation Drives MED15-Associated Melanocyte Dysfunction in Vitiligo Beyond Immune Cells.
2026 · cited by 0
States that vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder characterized by selective melanocyte loss.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8904 Aug 2026
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