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Association between<i>IL17A/IL17RA</i>Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility to Alopecia Areata in the Korean Population
1 Jan 2012
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BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata is marked by autoimmune assault on the hair follicle resulting in hair loss. T helper 17 cell subset has important roles in protecting the host against extracellular pathogens, however, also promotes inflammatory pathology in autoimmune disease, and it expresses both interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F, which can signal via the IL-17 receptor A. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the significance...
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