Vitamin D level in alopecia areata

• Main Authors: Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat (Author), Insha Latif (Author), Rauf Malik (Author), Iffat Hassan (Author), Gousia Sheikh (Author), Kouser Sideeq Lone (Author), Sabiya Majeed (Author), Peerzada Sajad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Alopecia areata (AA) is an immune-mediated disease in which autoantigens play an important part in activating T-lymphocytes. Vitamin D has been associated with various autoimmune diseases, and Vitamin D receptors are strongly expressed in hair follicles and their expression in keratinocy...