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Interleukin gene polymorphisms and alopecia areata: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medicine - 23 Feb 2024
Tishe Zasia Hossain, Shawkat Sanjana, Popy Meherun Nessa, Ahmed Ashfaq, Mumu Sadia Biswas, Apu Mohd Nazmul Hasan, Mostaid Md Shaki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease which results in non-scarring hair loss on the scalp or any surface with hair. Several genetic polymorphisms of the interleukin genes have been linked with this disease but the results are inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis were done to find the association between rs3118470, rs2275913, rs3212227, and rs10889677 of the IL2RA, IL17A,...
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