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Earlier occurrence of severe alopecia areata in HLA-DRB1*11-positive patients.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2006
Marques Da Costa C, Dupont E, Van der Cruys M, Andrien M, Hidajat M, Song M, Stene J J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata (AA) is a polygenic immune-mediated disorder affecting the hair follicle for which an association with human leukocyte antigen HLA-DRB1*11 has been described. OBJECTIVE: Two parameters including age of onset and extent of the disease (patchy AA and AT/AU forms) were correlated with the presence or absence of HLA-DRB1*11 and its alleles in 88 severe AA patients. METHODS: Patients and...
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