Autoimmunity: Alopecia Areata

    January 2004 in “ Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings ”
    Maria Hordinsky, Marna E. Ericson
    Studysummary This review discusses the autoimmune nature of alopecia areata, potential therapeutic targets, and highlights the need for further studies on immunomodulatory treatments and genetic factors, but it reports no new clinical results.
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