research Whole Exome Sequencing in Alopecia Areata Patients Identifies a Hotspot Mutation in the Type II Hair Keratin Gene, KRT82 July 2020 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” A mutation in the KRT82 gene is significantly associated with Alopecia Areata.
research Whole Exome Sequencing in Alopecia Areata Identifies Rare Variants in KRT82 9 citations, February 2022 in “Nature communications” Rare changes in the KRT82 gene are linked to a higher risk of Alopecia Areata.