Susceptible and protective endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism in alopecia areata in the Kuwaiti population.

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Alopecia areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with evidence of T-cell involvement that causes hair follicle "immune privilege collapse". Nitric monoxide was shown to contribute in the pathogenesis of AA. We are investigating evidence for the association of eNOS gene polymorphism with AA. Genomic DNA was extracted from 176 subjects, 87 Kuwaiti AA patients and 89 matched (for ethnicity, gender and age)...

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