Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Hair Loss Disease Alopecia Areata

    January 2013 in “ Clinical and Developmental Immunology ”
    Taisuke Ito
    Studysummary This review discusses the pathogenesis of alopecia areata, highlighting the role of immune privilege collapse in hair follicles but reports no clinical results.
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