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Fibroproliferative genes are preferentially expressed in central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Nov 2018
Aguh Crystal, Dina Yemisi, Talbot C Conover, Garza Luis
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BACKGROUND: Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) is a primary cicatricial alopecia that most commonly affects women of African descent. Like CCCA, fibroproliferative disorders (FPDs) such as keloids, atherosclerosis, and fibroids are characterized by low-grade inflammation and irritation, resulting in end-stage fibrosis. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether fibroproliferative genes were...
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