Comparison of Zn, Cu, and Fe Content in Hair and Serum in Alopecia Areata Patients with Normal Group

• Main Authors: Ladan Dastgheib (Author), Zohreh Mostafavi-pour (Author), Ahmad Adnan Abdorazagh (Author), Zahra Khoshdel (Author), Maryam Sadat Sadati (Author), Iman Ahrari (Author), Sajjad Ahrari (Author), Mahsa Ghavipisheh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition, in which hair is lost from some areas of the body. Though its etiopathogenesis is not fully understood, there are claims that imbalance of trace elements may trigger the onset of AA, by distorting immune functions. In this study, we tried...