Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 581-591, October 2009

History of atopy or autoimmunity increases risk of alopecia areata

  • Nazila Barahmani, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Nazila Barahmani, MD, MS, Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler, Unit 1452, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Matthew B. Schabath, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Disease Control, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas
    • Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida
    • ,
  • Madeleine Duvic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • ,
  • National Alopecia Areata Registry

Accepted 3 April 2009. published online 17 July 2009.

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 Principal investigators of National Alopecia Areata Registry: Hordinsky M, Christiano A, Price VH, Norris D, and Duvic M.

 Supported by the National Alopecia Areata Registry (NAAR), a National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases contract NO1-AR-6-2279, and National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF).

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00518-0

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.031

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 581-591, October 2009

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