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January 2014 in “Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research”
In this study, researchers found that specific IL18 genetic variants may be linked to increased susceptibility to alopecia areata in a Korean population.
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January 2018 in “Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis”
This study found that IL-18 rs187238 and rs1946518 single nucleotide polymorphisms were associated with increased susceptibility to alopecia areata in a Turkish population.