Eye Color Can Detect Vitiligo

Eye Color Can Detect Vitiligo - Recent research indicates that eye color can predict the risk of vitiligo, an autoimmune disease in which the skin loses its pigment.



"Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks normal pigment cells," said Richard Spritz, MD, from the Human Medical Genetics and Genomics Program at the CU School of Medicine.



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