Functional Interpretation of Genome-Wide Association Study Evidence in Alopecia Areata

J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Jan;136(1):314-317. doi: 10.1038/JID.2015.402.

Authors

Lynn Petukhova¹, Angela M Christiano²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA; Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. Electronic address: amc65@columbia.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Alopecia Areata / genetics*
Alopecia Areata / immunology
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 21 / genetics
Cytokines / genetics
Evidence-Based Medicine
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease / epidemiology*
Genome-Wide Association Study*
HLA Antigens / genetics
Humans
Major Histocompatibility Complex / genetics
Male

Substances

Cytokines
HLA Antigens

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