research The Role of Lymphocytes in the Development and Treatment of Alopecia Areata 60 citations, September 2015 in “Expert Review of Clinical Immunology” Lymphocytes, especially CD8+ T cells, play a key role in causing alopecia areata, and targeting them may lead to new treatments.
research High-Throughput T Cell Receptor Sequencing Identifies Clonally Expanded CD8+ T Cell Populations in Alopecia Areata 46 citations, October 2018 in “JCI insight” CD8+ T cells are involved in alopecia areata and may cause disease relapse.