Fibrosis and stem cell epithelial-mesenchymal transition in primary cicatricial alopecias

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¹ Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Centre for Dermatology Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Centre Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Matthew.harries@srft.nhs.uk.
² Division of Dermatology, Daito Central Hospital, Daito, Osaka, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
³ Centre for Dermatology Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Centre Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

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Matthew Harries et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;80(6):e165-e166.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.12.055. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

¹ Dermatology Centre, University of Manchester, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Centre for Dermatology Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Centre Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Matthew.harries@srft.nhs.uk.
² Division of Dermatology, Daito Central Hospital, Daito, Osaka, Japan; Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
³ Centre for Dermatology Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research Centre Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

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Fibroproliferative genes are preferentially expressed in central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.
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