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Adiponectin serum levels and ADIPOQ (rs2241766) polymorphism in alopecia areata Egyptian patients.
Anais brasileiros de dermatologia - 1 Jan 2000
Farag Azza Gaber Antar, Badr Eman Abd-Elfatah, Abd-Elaty Banan Mohamed Gamal, Elnaidany Nada Farag, Ghanem Mai Medhat Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alopecia Areata (AA) is an acquired autoimmune form of non-scarring hair loss. Adiponectin and its gene polymorphism were related to many autoimmune disorders. OBJECTIVE: Assessment of adiponectin serum levels and adiponectin gene (ADIPOQ) (rs2241766) Single Nucleoid Polymorphism (SNP) in AA patients and correlating the results with the disease severity in those patients. METHODS: This study included...
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