Investigation of selected cytokine genes suggests that IL2RA and the TNF / LTA locus are risk factors for severe alopecia areata

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Silke Redler · University of Bonn

Florian Albert · University of Bonn

F.F. Brockschmidt · Life & Brain (Germany)

Christine Herold · German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

S. Hanneken · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Sibylle Eigelshoven · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Kathrin Giehl

Abstract

Our results point to the involvement of IL2RA and the TNF/LTA region in the aetiology of AA, in particular severe AA, and provide further support for the hypothesis that AA is autoimmune in nature.

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Hair Growth and Disorders Dermatology and Skin Diseases RNA regulation and disease

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Published in: British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 167, Issue 6, pp. 1360-1365

DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12004

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Investigation of selected cytokine genes suggests that <i>IL2RA</i> and the <i>TNF</i> / <i>LTA</i> locus are risk factors for severe alopecia areata

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