Variant PADI3 in Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

    February 2019 in “ The New England Journal of Medicine ”
    Liron Malki, Ofer Sarig, Maria-Teresa Romano … Eli Sprecher
    Studysummary This article discusses the potential genetic basis of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia in women of African ancestry but does not provide new research results.
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