Exomic sequencing of immune-related genes reveals novel candidate variants associated with alopecia universalis.

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune disorder mostly presented as round patches of hair loss and subclassified into alopecia totalis/alopecia universalis (AT/AU) based on the area of alopecia. Although AA is relatively common, only 5% of AA patients progress to AT/AU, which affect the whole s...

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Main Authors: Seungbok Lee, Seung Hwan Paik, Hyun-Jin Kim, Hyeong Ho Ryu, Soeun Cha, Seong Jin Jo, Hee Chul Eun, Jeong-Sun Seo, Jong-Il Kim, Oh Sang Kwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23326468/pdf/?tool=EBI