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Novel inflammatory targets for immunotherapies in pediatric patients with trichotillomania.
Immunobiology - 1 May 2020
Kutuk Meryem Ozlem, Tufan Ali Evren, Kilicaslan Fethiye, Mutluer Tuba, Gokcen Cem, Karadag Mehmet, Yektas Cigdem, Kandemir Hasan, Buber Ahmet, Guler Aksu Gulen, Topal Zehra, Giray Asli, Celik Fatma, Acikbas Ufuk, Kutuk Ozgur
Abstract excerpt
Immune dysregulation may be important in the etiology of obsessive-compulsive and related disordersandbody-focusedrepetitivebehaviors, such as Trichotillomania (TTM). The role of inflammation and inflammatory markers in TTM has received relatively little attention. This study was aimed to determine the expression levels of inflammatory markers (i.e. IL-1β, IL-1α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-17, TNF-α and TGF-β) in peripheral...
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