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    Glossary classification

    systematic arrangement of organisms based on shared traits

    Classification in biology refers to the systematic arrangement of living organisms into categories based on shared characteristics and genetic relationships. This hierarchical system, which includes levels such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species, helps scientists organize and understand the diversity of life, including the study of hair and conditions like alopecia.

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    1. Scarring Alopecias: Pathology and an Update on Digital Developments Biomedicines · 2021 · 4 citations
    2. The association of male pattern baldness and risk of cancer and high-grade disease among men presenting for prostate biopsy Canadian Urological Association journal · 2016 · 3 citations
    3. Cicatricial alopecia Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2018 · 23 citations
    4. Primary cicatricial alopecias Expert Review of Dermatology · 2010 · 1 citations
    5. Primary cicatricial alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2016 · 95 citations
    6. The Pathogenesis of Primary Cicatricial Alopecias The American Journal of Pathology · 2010 · 150 citations
    7. Clinical features of 109 patients with primary cicatricial alopecia: a 15-year retrospective study Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica et Adriatica · 2026
    8. Geometric classification of scalp hair for valid drug testing, 6 more reliable than 8 hair curl groups PLoS ONE · 2017 · 16 citations
    9. Primary cicatricial alopecia and inflammatory bowel disease – is there a link? Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2015 · 3 citations
    10. Immunopathogenesis of Primary Cicatricial Alopecia Research Portal (King's College London) · 2013
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