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MTHFR GENE TESTING

hi all I have been reading about the MTHFR gene and how mutations of this can result in vitiligo. Basically the mutation means your body doesn't use/absorb folate properly, so depending on how many bad copies u inherit ur folate absorption can be as

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Dead Sea anyone?

I shall be hopping along to the Dead Sea in June/july so if anyone would care to meet up there or share hotel room or make a group....options are all open.  Do let me know and we can have all a great time over there and the bonus may be "THE CURE"..

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Bad Dr. experience

Hi there! I'm brand new to the site so I thought I would introduce myself. My first sign of pigment loss was noticed in 2003. It started as a little white patch that appeared on my left hand (I was right out of college working a really high stress jo

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Woods Lamp

Can someone explain to me how a doctor can diagnose using a Woods Lamp. My son's dermatologist was very against using it because she says it only tests for tinea versicolor. Everything I read says it could test for vitiligo. She showed me and said it

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Skin Repigmenting

Hi all! My son has some spots that are repigmenting. Have any of you had this happen and then have the vitiligo reappear in that same spot later on? Our doctor said it is the same chances of spots anywhere on the body. I think the sun and Elidel is w

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German PC-Kus

We have just come back from Germany with our daughter Isabelle who has vitiligo we went to visit Professor Schallreuter and are now doing treatment on Isabelle using the German PC-Kus and light therapy has anyone else vistied Professor Schallreuter a

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Returned pigment

Hi friends, I am new to this site and love all new information I'm receiving. I was diagnosed about a year and a half ago. I have recently made a real effort to get as much sun or uv from tanning beds as suggested by doctors. I am seeing returning co

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