The cause of vitiligo in children is related to genetics

Vitiligo in children is a disease that occurs at a very young age, and the symptoms are less frequent and more stable than in adults. Vitiligo in children is mostly congenital, and the cause of the disease is closely related to genetics. If children are found to have symptoms of vitiligo, they should seek medical attention promptly to stabilize the condition.

Can vitiligo be congenital? The cause of vitiligo cannot be determined at present, but investigations show that the occurrence of vitiligo is closely related to our daily life, among which genetic factors are one of the high incidence causes!

Experts remind that hereditary diseases refer to the disease-causing genes of parents being passed on to their offspring. Pathogenic genes cause offspring to have abnormal morphology, structure, physiological function and biochemical processes. Some people believe that genetic diseases occur at birth, or they are one-sidedly called congenital diseases, but in fact this is not the case. Some genetic diseases show abnormalities at birth, such as deafness and polydactyly, but there are also quite a few genetic diseases that do not show abnormalities at birth, and only show abnormal symptoms as the patient reaches a certain age. For example, hemophilia and progressive muscular dystrophy only develop the disease a few months, a few years, or a few teenagers after birth; hereditary cerebellar movement disorder only develops at the age of thirty. Not all genetic diseases show clinical symptoms after birth, they can also develop in late stages. Some diseases have clinical symptoms after birth but are not genetic diseases.

Congenital diseases may or may not be genetic. If genetic factors are involved when the fetus develops a disease in the mother's body, and the disease-causing gene is passed from parent to offspring, then the disease is a genetic disease; if the mother's body is affected by external environmental factors during pregnancy and the fetus becomes ill, the disease the fetus suffers from is a congenital disease rather than a genetic disease, because this disease is not passed on to offspring. If the mother is infected with the virus during pregnancy, the fetus may also suffer from congenital heart disease, congenital cataracts, etc.

Vitiligo is an acquired condition in which localized white patches appear due to loss of skin pigmentation. Although vitiligo can occur as early as a newborn baby, it is not a congenital disease. Moreover, the white spots of vitiligo can be restored to color after certain treatments, while the damage caused by hearing loss is generally irreversible.

The onset of vitiligo has a certain relationship with heredity. Studies have found that vitiligo may be an autosomal dominant inheritance with different appearance rates. It has been found that both monozygotic twins are affected by the disease, and the disease can occur in families.

However, from a genetic point of view, heredity is a factor in the onset of vitiligo. In addition, environmental factors, such as lifestyle, work and living environment, eating habits, mental state, etc., also play an important role. Generally, the disease will only occur when both genetic and environmental factors are present. Therefore, even if genetic factors exist, the disease may not occur as long as the influence of environmental factors is eliminated.

For vitiligo, patients need to pay more attention to maintenance and consult relevant experts in time during childbirth to avoid causing disease troubles to offspring!