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2 citations,
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2 citations,
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2 citations,
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2 citations,
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1 citations,
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1 citations,
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1 citations,
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COVID-19 may trigger or worsen rapid hair loss in alopecia areata.
December 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Stress can cause a type of hair loss in mice lacking the CCHCR1 gene.