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Male New Zealand Black/KN mice: a novel model for autoimmune-induced permanent alopecia?
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Aug 2006
Hiroi A, Ito T, Seo N, Uede K, Yoshimasu T, Ito M, Nakamura K, Ito N, Paus R, Furukawa F
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BACKGROUND: Irreversible, permanent and scarring alopecia is associated with several autoimmune diseases, including all autoimmune connective tissue disorders. The pathogenesis of autoimmune-induced permanent alopecia (APA) is still poorly understood, and instructive, simple mouse models for the study of APA are needed urgently. During the course of our studies in a well-established mouse model for chronic...
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