Association Between Interleukin 18 Polymorphisms and Alopecia Areata in Koreans

    January 2014 in “ Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ”
    Su Kang Kim, Hae Jeong Park, Joo‐Ho Chung … Woo‐Young Sim
    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that specific IL18 genetic variants may be linked to increased susceptibility to alopecia areata in a Korean population.
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