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    Alopecia Areata: An Autoimmune Disease Causing Hair Loss

    April 2012 in “ The New England Journal of Medicine ”
    Amos Gilhar, Amos Etzioni, Ralf Paus
    Studysummary Alopecia Areata is an autoimmune condition causing hair loss with no cure and treatments that often don't work well.
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