Alopecia areata susceptibility variant identified by MHC risk haplotype sequencing reproduces symptomatic patched hair loss in mice
Akira Oka, Atsushi Takagi, Etsuko Komiyama, Shuhei Mano, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Shingo Suzuki, Nami Motosugi, Tomomi Hatanaka, Minoru Kimura, Mahoko Takahashi Ueda, So Nakagawa, Hiromi Miura, Masato Ohtsuka, Yuko Haida, Masayuki Tanaka, , Shigaku Ikeda
The paper identifies a susceptibility variant in CCHCR1 associated with alopecia areata and shows its effect in mice with patched hair loss.
bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2018 · PreprintGenomics