Searching for some Melanocyte Stem Cell Markers

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1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.

Abstract

Vitiligo, a cutaneous pigmentary disorder caused by selective destruction of melanocytes, is 
characterized by progressive patchy loss of pigmentation from skin. Melanocytes that are located in 
the epidermis and hair follicles (HF) of the skin play a major role in pigmentation of the skin or hair. 
The maintenance of the melanocyte is dependent on a population of melanocyte stem cells (MelSCs).
Keywords: Vitiligo, Melanocytes, Melanocyte stem cells.

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Minia Journal of Medical Research
Volume 31, Issue 4
October 2020
Pages 134-135

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