Vitiligo is a skin depigmentation disorder of unknown etiology, without specific treatment.

白癜风是一种色素脱失性疾病，目前病因不明，缺乏特异性治疗。

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Depigmentation is not the same as "skin lightening" or "skin bleaching."

脱色与皮肤美白或皮肤漂白并非一回事，也不相同。

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In fact, a vitiligo expert stated that with the total loss of melanocytes (depigmentation), it would be virtually impossible to get melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

实事上，白癜风专家指出黑色素细胞的缺失(脱色)使人不再可能患黑色素瘤，而黑色素瘤是最严重的一种皮肤癌。

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