Functional Interrogation of Lymphocyte Subsets in Alopecia Areata Using Single-Cell RNA Sequencing

    July 2023 in “ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ”
    Eunice Lee, Zhenpeng Dai, Abhinav Jaiswal … Angela M. Christiano
    Studysummary In this study using a mouse model and human data, researchers found that CD8+ T cells are central to driving alopecia areata, while regulatory T cells offer some protection, highlighting CD8+ T cells as key targets for future therapy development.
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