Multiple Functional Variants of IFIH1, a Gene Involved in Triggering Innate Immune Responses, Protect against Vitiligo

J Invest Dermatol. 2017 Feb;137(2):522-524. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.09.021. Epub 2016 Oct 5.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / epidemiology*
  • Genetic Variation / genetics
  • Genetic Variation / immunology*
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate / genetics*
  • Incidence
  • Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1 / genetics*
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Vitiligo / genetics*
  • Vitiligo / immunology

Substances

  • IFIH1 protein, human
  • Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1