Potential Vitiligo Breakthrough: Is Basement Membrane Disruption Driving the Loss of Pigmentation?
Exactly what causes the loss of pigmentation in vitiligo has been unclear, but now, an Osaka Metropolitan University-led team has uncovered clues to the mechanism behind the disorder. Disruptions to the basement membrane zone between the epidermis and dermis could be making it harder for pigment-producing cells to adhere to the affected zone, according to […]