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    Glossary Autoantibodies

    immune proteins mistakenly attacking body's own tissues

    Autoantibodies are immune system proteins that mistakenly target and attack the body's own tissues, rather than foreign invaders like bacteria or viruses. This can lead to autoimmune diseases, where the body's immune response causes damage to its own cells and organs. For example, in alopecia areata, autoantibodies attack hair follicles, leading to hair loss.

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    1. Autoantibodies to Hair Follicles in C3H/HeJ Mice With Alopecia Areata–Like Hair Loss Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1997 · 72 citations
    2. Preferential Recognition of Hydroxyl Radical-Modified Superoxide Dismutase by Circulating Autoantibodies in Patients with Alopecia Areata Annals of Dermatology · 2014 · 12 citations
    3. Epitopes, avidity and IgG subclasses of tyrosine hydroxylase autoantibodies in vitiligo and alopecia areata patients British Journal of Dermatology · 2012 · 7 citations
    4. P063 Tracking down autoantibodies Rheumatology · 2022 · 1 citations
    5. IMPORTANCE OF SEQUENTIAL FOLLOW-UP OF AUTOANTIBODIES IN ANA-POSITIVE PATIENTS WITH DIFFUSE HAIR LOSS The Journal of Rheumatology · 2025
    6. New insights into the phenomenon of remissions and relapses in autoimmune diseases and the puzzle of benign autoantibodies in healthy individuals Frontiers in Immunology · 2025
    7. Autoantibodies in Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Cluster Analysis and its Clinical Implications in Indian Children Indian Journal of Rheumatology · 2023
    8. Autoantibodies in Pediatric SLE: Cluster Analysis and Clinical Associations, a Single Centre Cohort Study SSRN Electronic Journal · 2020
    9. Prevalence and Levels of Thyroid Autoantibodies in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome—Impact of TSH- and BMI-Matched Comparisons: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2025 · 3 citations
    10. The prevalence of thyroid function test abnormalities and serum thyroid autoantibodies in vitiligo and alopecia areata patients in Saudi Arabian population International Journal of Research in Dermatology · 2024
    11. Combined C3b and Factor B Autoantibodies and MPGN Type II New England Journal of Medicine · 2011 · 97 citations
    12. Decreased lymphocyte reactivity and auto-immunity in alopecia areata British Journal of Dermatology · 1981 · 54 citations
    13. Oxidative DNA Damage Accelerates Skin Inflammation in Pristane-Induced Lupus Model Frontiers in Immunology · 2020 · 48 citations
    14. Abstracts from the Symposium on the Pathophysiology of Hair Growth Organized by the Institute of Dermatology at the Royal Society of Medicine, 29 October 1987 Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 1989
    15. Characterization of Hair Follicle Antigens Targeted by the Anti-Hair Follicle Immune Response Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 2003 · 148 citations
    16. THE PATHOGENESIS OF ALOPECIA AREATA Dermatologic Clinics · 1996 · 89 citations
    17. Tyrosine Kinases in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Skin Diseases Frontiers in immunology · 2019 · 88 citations
    18. Comparison of Alopecia areata in Human and Nonhuman Mammalian Species Pathobiology · 1998 · 71 citations
    19. Clinical and immunologic parameters during thalidomide treatment of lupus erythematosus International Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 64 citations
    20. Exploring the “Thyroid–Skin Connection”: Concepts, Questions, and Clinical Relevance Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2009 · 49 citations
    21. What's new in the pathogeneses and triggering factors of bullous pemphigoid The Journal of Dermatology · 2022 · 46 citations
    22. Chronic graft versus host disease and skin Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2003 · 32 citations
    23. Development of a Core Set Questionnaire by the European Society of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (EUSCLE) Autoimmunity Reviews · 2009 · 27 citations
    24. Breakdown of Immune Tolerance in AIRE-Deficient Rats Induces a Severe Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy–Candidiasis–Ectodermal Dystrophy–like Autoimmune Disease 2018 · 26 citations
    25. Regulatory T cells in autoimmune skin diseases Experimental Dermatology · 2018 · 24 citations
    26. JAK inhibition decreases the autoimmune burden in Down syndrome eLife · 2024 · 18 citations
    27. A “hair‐raising” history of alopecia areata Experimental Dermatology · 2020 · 15 citations
    28. Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Complicated With Evans Syndrome Medicine · 2016 · 15 citations
    29. Prognostic factors that affect the response to topical treatment in patchy alopecia areata Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2012 · 13 citations
    30. Morphologic and immunologic characterization of a canine isthmus mural folliculitis resembling pseudopelade of humans Veterinary Dermatology · 2000 · 13 citations