Table 1. Demographics and clinical features of vitiligo subjects.
Subject No. | Sex | Ethnic Origin | Age (yrs) | Other Autoimmune Diseases | Family History of Autoimmune Diseases | 1Disease Extent- BSA (%) | Biopsy Site | Types of Analysis |
VIT1 | M | Chinese | 28 | None | None | 30 | Elbow | MA, qPCR |
VIT2 | M | Caucasian | 70 | Myasthenia gravis | None | 2 | Arms | MA, qPCR |
VIT3 | M | S. Asian | 54 | None | None | 5 | Abd | MA, qPCR |
VIT4 | M | Chinese | 20 | None | Vitiligo | 11 | Legs | MA, qPCR |
VIT5 | F | S. Asian | 35 | None | None | 10 | Abd. | MA, qPCR |
VIT6 | M | S. Asian | 75 | None | None | 3 | Neck | MA, qPCR |
VIT7 | F | Chinese | 21 | None | None | 5 | Torso | MA, qPCR |
VIT8 | M | S. Asian | 18 | None | None | 22 | Abd. | MA, qPCR |
VIT9 | F | Chinese | 71 | None | None | 2 | Abd. | MA, qPCR |
VIT10 | M | Chinese | 36 | None | None | 30 | Abd. | MA, qPCR |
VIT11 | F | Chinese | 33 | Eczema | None | 80 | Flank | MA, qPCR |
VIT12 | F | Korean | 28 | None | None | 20 | Flank | MA, qPCR, IF |
VIT13 | F | S. Asian | 57 | None | None | 6 | Upper back | MA, qPCR, IF |
VIT14 | M | Chinese | 51 | None | Diabetes | 2 | Upper back | MA, qPCR, IF |
VIT15 | F | Caucasian | 36 | None | Vitiligo | 3 | Upper back | MA, qPCR, IF |
VIT16 | F | S. Asian | 47 | Hypothyroidism | None | 3 | Upper back | MA, qPCR, IF |
VIT17 | M | Chinese | 26 | None | None | 1 | Buttock | MA, qPCR, IF |
VIT18 | M | S Asian | 71 | None | None | 10 | Back | qPCR, Exp C, IF |
VIT19 | M | S Asian | 65 | None | None | 7 | Neck | qPCR, Exp C, IF |
VIT20 | M | Chinese | 52 | None | Diabetes | 3 | Neck | qPCR, Exp C, IF |
VIT21 | F | Chinese | 53 | None | None | 25 | Flank | qPCR, Exp C, IF |
VIT22 | F | Caucasian | 32 | None | None | 5 | Flank | qPCR, Exp C, IF |
VIT23 | M | Caucasian | 27 | None | Hypothyroidism, Vitiligo | 10 | Back | qPCR, Exp C, IF |
Abbreviations: F = Female; M = Male; BSA = body surface area; Abd. = abdomen; VIT = subjects with vitiligo; MA = microarray; qPCR = quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Exp C = Explant skin cultures; IF = immunofluorescence.
Percent body surface area involvement are estimations using estimated number of palm areas covered by the white patches of skin, with each palm area representing as 1% body surface area.