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An overview of alopecias

Ji Qi1, Luis A Garza

  • 1Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287.

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
|March 5, 2014
PubMed
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This review summarizes major hair loss conditions (alopecias), their treatments, and underlying causes. It highlights how studying hair follicles advances stem cell biology and regenerative medicine research.

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