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Review
. 2014 Mar 1;4(3):a013615.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a013615.

An overview of alopecias

Ji Qi  1 , Luis A Garza
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Review

An overview of alopecias

Ji Qi et al. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. .

Abstract

Hair loss is a topic of enormous public interest and understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of various alopecias will likely make a large impact on patients' lives. The investigation of alopecias also provides important insight in the basic sciences; for instance, the abundance of stem cell populations and regenerative cycles that characterize a hair follicle render it an excellent model for the study of stem cell biology. This review seeks to provide a concise summary of the major alopecias with regard to presentation and management, and correlate these to recent advances in relevant research on pathogenesis.

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