December 2025 in “Çukurova medical journal (Online)/Çukurova medical journal” In this retrospective review, increased frequencies of certain HLA-DRB1 alleles and low vitamin D3 levels were observed in men with androgenetic alopecia, suggesting an association with immunogenetic factors and potential relevance for screening and treatment decisions.
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January 2019 in “Australasian Journal of Dermatology” In this study, the CYP 21A2 gene p.V281L mutation was associated with an increased susceptibility to familial frontal fibrosing alopecia, suggesting an antigen-driven mechanism linked to certain human leukocyte antigen haplotypes.
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March 2015 in “The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism” In this study, alopecia areata was associated with thyroid autoimmunity but not islet autoimmunity, correlating with specific class II HLA haplotypes linked to various autoimmune diseases.
This review summarizes recent genetic research on hidradenitis suppurativa, highlighting potential therapeutic targets and genetic mutations, but reports no new clinical findings.
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September 2021 in “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy” This review discusses genetic factors contributing to susceptibility and outcomes in COVID-19, including ACE, ACE2, TMPRSS2 variants, HLA genotype, and ABO blood group, but reports no new experimental results.