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  • Robot November 8, 2014 at 5:05pm

    Maybe arthritis causes vitiligo...

    There is a theory that vitiligo is caused by a protein called MIA, that dettaches melanocytes (www.researchforvitiligo.com also attached paper).

    That said, find attached a second  paper that correlates MIA with arthritis too.

    Coincidence?

    Regards.

    researchforvitiligo.pdf

    Rheumatology-1999-Müller-Ladner-148-54.pdf

    • Wubshet > Robot November 16, 2014 at 4:09am

      Thanks as usual!

    • Wubshet > Robot November 9, 2014 at 3:00am

      Thanks FAVIO!

      • Robot > Wubshet November 12, 2014 at 12:12pm

        Did you read it?

        • Wubshet > Robot November 14, 2014 at 4:20am

          FLAVIO,
          Yes, but not all of it. I thought vit causes other autoimmune diseases.

          • Steve Hargadon > Wubshet November 14, 2014 at 11:35am

            Or maybe one doesn't have to cause the other, they are just autoimmune disorders that don't have any causative relationship to each other.

            • Robot > Steve Hargadon November 14, 2014 at 1:13pm

              That's always possible too.  I was just trying to find a connection between them.

          • Robot > Wubshet November 14, 2014 at 4:29am

            I know.  My guess it that other diseases (including arthrits) cause vitiligo instead.

            It seems to be the consequence, not the cause.

            For example, in the paper case (arthritis), it generates MIA because of the swollen joints.  MIA causes vitiligo.  So, arthritis causes vitiligo.

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