Building and Crossing the Translational Bridge: 2016 Alopecia Areata Research Summit Highlights
December 2017
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The journal of investigative dermatology. Symposium proceedings/The Journal of investigative dermatology symposium proceedings
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Studysummary This article reviews the role of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation in promoting research and collaboration to find treatments or a cure for alopecia areata and reports no clinical results.
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The 2016 Alopecia Areata Research Summit, organized by the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, focused on reviewing progress and setting new directions in research for alopecia areata (AA), an autoimmune disease affecting over 146 million people worldwide. The summit aimed to enhance understanding and accelerate the development of viable treatments by bringing together scientists from various disciplines as part of the Foundation's AA Treatment Development Program.
