Alopecia in Patients with Collagen VI-Related Myopathies: A Novel Unrecognized Scalp Phenotype

    April 2023 in “ International journal of molecular sciences ”
    Michela Starace, Francesca Pampaloni, Francesca Bruni … Bianca Maria Piraccini
    Studysummary This study found that scalp disorders, such as hair loss and itching, can be associated with collagen VI mutations, thus highlighting the need to investigate scalp involvement in these patients.
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