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January 2015 in “Advanced techniques in biology & medicine” This study found that among patients with Down syndrome, those with alopecia areata may have increased antiperoxidase antibodies, possibly linked to hypothyroidism.
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January 2014 in “Türkiye klinikleri tıp bilimleri dergisi” This study suggests that thyroid autoimmunity may play a role in telogen effluvium pathogenesis, indicating a need for evaluating thyroid autoantibodies in addition to thyroid function tests in these patients.
November 2024 in “Malaysian Journal of Microbiology” In this study, researchers found varying levels of multiple autoantibody types among thyroid disorder patients, with 84.84% of those with immunological hypothyroidism reporting symptoms like weight gain and lethargy, whereas 81.81% of those with immune hyperthyroidism experienced hair loss.
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December 1986 in “The journal of cell biology/The Journal of cell biology” This study found that specific human hair keratins are differentially expressed in the hair follicle, suggesting a shared pathway of epithelial differentiation between hair cortex and nail plate cells.
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July 2002 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This article discusses multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis in a dermatological context and reports no new clinical findings; the authors focus on a descriptive review.