Ischemia-Modified Albumin as a New Biomarker in Predicting Oxidative Stress in Alopecia Areata

January 2019 in “ Turkish journal of medical sciences ”

Hatice Ataş, Müzeyyen Gönül, Yasin Öztürk, Mustafa Kavutçu

ischemic modified albumin oxidative stress alopecia areata antioxidant prophylaxis IMA AA

Studysummary This study found that ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) may be a promising biomarker of oxidative stress in patients with alopecia areata, offering better potential compared to other oxidative stress markers.

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