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. 2018 Feb 1;154(2):213-214.
doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5163.

Association of Uterine Leiomyomas With Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

Yemisi Dina  1 , Ginette A Okoye  2 , Crystal Aguh  2
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Association of Uterine Leiomyomas With Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia

Yemisi Dina et al. JAMA Dermatol. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines the risk of uterine leiomyomas in black women with central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Ms Dina reported being a participant of the Vanderbilt Medical Scholars Program and is partially funded by Clinical and Translational Science Award grant UL1 RR 024975 from the National Institutes of Health. No other disclosures were reported.

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