Gut Instinct: Using Tofacitinib to Treat Alopecia Areata in the Context of Comorbid Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    November 2020 in “ JAAD Case Reports ”
    Danielle Peterson, Brett King
    Studysummary This study identified overlapping genetic susceptibility loci in both alopecia areata and inflammatory bowel disease, specifically with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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    Research cited in this study 3

    1. Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Severe Alopecia Areata and Variants: A Study of 90 Patients Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016
    2. Alopecia Areata Is Driven by Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes and Is Reversed by JAK Inhibition Nature medicine · 2014
    3. Genome-Wide Association Study in Alopecia Areata Implicates Both Innate and Adaptive Immunity Nature · 2010

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