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Genetic analysis of autoimmune regulator haplotypes in alopecia areata.
Tissue antigens - 1 Mar 2008
Wengraf D A, McDonagh A J G, Lovewell T R J, Vasilopoulos Y, Macdonald-Hull S P, Cork M J, Messenger A G, Tazi-Ahnini R
Abstract excerpt
Alopecia areata is an immune-mediated disorder, occurring with the highest observed frequency in the rare recessive autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) syndrome caused by mutations of the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene on chromosome 21q22.3. We have previously detected association between alopecia areata and a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the AIRE gene in patients...
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