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generalized vitiligo

Generalized vitiligo is a common autoimmune disorder characterized by the development of white patches of skin and overlying hair due to loss of pigment-forming melanocytes from the involved areas.

Susceptibility locus:

- 1p31
- 4q13-q21 (15809929)

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