Alopecia Areata Susceptibility Variant in MHC Region Impacts Expressions of Genes Contributing to Hair Keratinization and Is Involved in Hair Loss

    July 2020 in “ EBioMedicine ”
    Akira Oka, Atsushi Takagi, Etsuko Komiyama … Shigaku Ikeda
    Studysummary In this study, the researchers identified a variant in the CCHCR1 gene associated with an alopecia areata subtype characterized by impaired keratinization and autoimmune events.
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