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Is Vitiligo Hereditary And Does It Get Transferred In Alternate Generation?

hello I heard that vitiligo is hereditary & it transfers in alternate generation is it true? if fathers real uncle have focal vitiligo & mothers brother have segmental vitiligo then what are the chances of their child to have it if father n mother doesn't have it
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it is hard to say what are the chances because the precise cause of vitiligo is unknown.
Vitiligo is an acquired skin depigmentation which results from an autoimmune process directed against the melanocytes. Genetic factors appear to play a role; 20 to 30 percent of patients may have a family history of the disorder but the right way of inheritance is not clear.
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Is Vitiligo Hereditary And Does It Get Transferred In Alternate Generation?

Hello, it is hard to say what are the chances because the precise cause of vitiligo is unknown. Vitiligo is an acquired skin depigmentation which results from an autoimmune process directed against the melanocytes. Genetic factors appear to play a role; 20 to 30 percent of patients may have a family history of the disorder but the right way of inheritance is not clear.