K J McElwee, A Gilhar, D J Tobin, Y Ramot, J P Sundberg, M Nakamura, M Bertolini, S Inui, Y Tokura, L E King, B Duque-Estrada, A Tosti, A Keren, S Itami, Y Shoenfeld, A Zlotogorski, R Paus
The pathobiology of alopecia areata (AA), one of the most frequent autoimmune diseases and a major unsolved clinical problem, has intrigued dermatologists, hair biologists and immunologists for decades. Simultaneously, both affected patients and the physicians who take care of them are increasingly frustrated that there is still no fully satisfactory treatment. Much of this frustration results from the fact that the pathobiology of AA remains unclear, and no single AA pathogenesis concept can claim to be universally accepted...
September 2013: Experimental Dermatology