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Alopecia areata, a common autoimmune hair loss condition, often runs in families.

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease causing hair loss, treatable with immune-modulating drugs, and linked to genetics.

A gluten-free diet significantly improves skin and health issues in people with dermatitis herpetiformis, a skin condition linked to celiac disease.

Researchers found a specific immune receptor in patients that causes severe skin reactions to a drug.

Alopecia Areata has no guaranteed treatment for hair regrowth, but options like corticosteroids and minoxidil are used, with future research focusing on genetic and immune therapies.

Some patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome experience hair loss, which may be similar to alopecia areata or linked to skin lesions, possibly due to abnormal T cells, and bexarotene can help treat it.

FOXN1 gene mutations cause a rare, severe immune disease treatable with cell or tissue transplants.

Thymic transplantation normalized some T-cells but not others, maintaining immune function.

Patients with Alopecia areata have fewer specific immune cells that normally regulate the immune system, which may contribute to the condition.

Genetic factors alone might not cause pemphigus vulgaris; other factors like birth complications and puberty may trigger it.

The document concludes that pregnancy and cancer share immune evasion tactics, but more research is needed before using checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in pregnant cancer patients to avoid harm to the placenta.

A woman's hair loss worsened after starting hepatitis C treatment due to immune changes in her hair follicles.

Small amounts of DNA can be found in the hair shaft, especially near the root, but it decreases with hair treatments and washing.

Some cancer treatments can cause abnormal fine hair growth.

The cause of Frontal fibrosing alopecia, a type of hair loss, is complex, likely involving immune responses and genetics, but is not fully understood.

Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia is a hair loss condition mainly affecting postmenopausal women, with unclear causes and various clinical patterns.

Down Syndrome patients with Alopecia Areata often have hypothyroidism and specific immune abnormalities.

Women with excessive hair growth or polycystic ovary disease may more often carry a gene variant for 21 hydroxylase deficiency.

Lichen Planopilaris is a hair loss condition best treated early with various medications, including hydroxychloroquine, to prevent permanent baldness.

Certain immune system genes are linked to a higher risk of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, while others may offer protection.

Genetic factors affecting skin health and body weight may increase the risk of dermatophytosis.

Inflammatory acne damages skin stem cells and reduces their growth, leading to atrophic acne scars.

Chronic bacterial infections of hair follicles can cause ongoing skin inflammation.

A woman with lupus also developed a severe skin condition linked to a genetic factor.

Melanogenesis-related proteins may trigger immune responses in alopecia areata patients.

The patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis had shoulder joint damage and bone changes.

Different genes are linked to various types of hair loss.

Alopecia areata, a type of hair loss, may be passed through T cells and has genetic links, while treatments vary in effectiveness. Male pattern baldness can be treated with finasteride and is influenced by androgens in hair follicles.

Somatostatin may help protect hair follicles from immune attacks.

Tebentafusp-tebn improves survival rates in uveal melanoma patients but has common side effects like rash and fatigue.