Insulin like growth factor has a protective role on melanocytes against the oxidative stress. The aim is to investigate this effect in vitiligo patients.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
33
skin biopsy examined by ELISA technique
Investigate for IGF-1 and IMA levels in vitiligo
To measure the level of IGF-1 and the level of IMA in perilesional and distant skin of vitiligo patients and compare these levels with normal controls to investigate the relationship between IGF-1, as a protective from oxidative stress and IMA, as a marker of oxidative stress in vitiligo.
Time frame: one year
Measure IMA in vitiligo and correlate it with psychological status of patients
To measure the serum level of IMA as a marker of oxidative stress in vitiligo patients versus normal controls 2- To correlate the findings with the VIS-22 score
Time frame: One year
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