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Results 1 - 10 of 16 for morphea OR scleroderma OR vitiligo
  1. Systemic scleroderma 
    Systemic scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder that affects the skin and internal organs. Autoimmune disorders occur when the immune system malfunctions and attacks ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/systemic-scleroderma - Genetics
  2. Vitiligo 
    Vitiligo is a condition that causes patchy loss of skin coloring (pigmentation). In addition, hair on these ... appear white. The average age of onset of vitiligo is in the mid-twenties, but it can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/vitiligo - Genetics
  3. NLRP1 gene 
    ... the NLRP1 gene with an increased risk of vitiligo, an autoimmune condition that results in patchy changes ... One of the NLRP1 gene variation associated with vitiligos, written as Leu155His or L155H, changes the protein ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/nlrp1 - Genetics
  4. PTPN22 gene 
    ... the PTPN22 gene with an increased risk of vitiligo, an autoimmune condition that results in patchy changes ... own tissues. While the pigment loss associated with vitiligo results from the immune system attacking pigment-producing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/ptpn22 - Genetics
  5. STAT4 gene 
    ... associated with an increased risk of developing systemic scleroderma, which is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the ... variation contributes to the increased risk of systemic scleroderma. Researchers believe that a combination of genetic and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/stat4 - Genetics
  6. Piebaldism 
    ... Piebaldism is sometimes mistaken for another condition called vitiligo, which also causes unpigmented patches of skin. People are not born with vitiligo, but acquire it later in life, and it ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/piebaldism - Genetics
  7. IRF5 gene 
    ... associated with an increased risk of developing systemic scleroderma, which is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the ... variations contribute to the increased risk of systemic scleroderma. Researchers believe that a combination of genetic and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/irf5 - Genetics
  8. PLCG2-associated antibody deficiency and immune dysregulation 
    ... disorders associated with PLAID include autoimmune thyroiditis and vitiligo. Autoimmune thyroiditis results from damage to the butterfly- ... producing gland in the lower neck (the thyroid). Vitiligo is caused by attacks on the pigment cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ibody-deficiency-and-immune-dysregulation - Genetics
  9. Hashimoto's disease 
    ... increased risk of developing other autoimmune disorders, including vitiligo, rheumatoid arthritis, Addison disease, type 1 diabetes, multiple ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/hashimotos-disease - Genetics
  10. Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy 
    ... loss (alopecia), loss of skin color in blotches (vitiligo), high blood pressure (hypertension), or a small (atrophic) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...inopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal-dystrophy - Genetics
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