Abnormal Interactions between Perifollicular Mast Cells and CD8+ T-Cells May Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Alopecia Areata

• Marta Bertolini,

  Affiliations Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

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• Federica Zilio,

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

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• Alfredo Rossi,

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Patrick Kleditzsch ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Patrick Kleditzsch, Vladimir E. Emelianov

  Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

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• Vladimir E. Emelianov ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Patrick Kleditzsch, Vladimir E. Emelianov

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Chuvash State University Medical School, Cheboksary, Russia

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• Amos Gilhar,

  Affiliations Laboratory for Skin Research, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, Flieman Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

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• Aviad Keren,

  Affiliation Laboratory for Skin Research, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

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• Katja C. Meyer,

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

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• Eddy Wang,

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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• Wolfgang Funk,

  Affiliation Klinik Dr. Koslowski, Munich, Germany

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• Kevin McElwee,

  Affiliation Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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• Ralf Paus

  * E-mail: ralf.paus@manchester.ac.uk

  Affiliations Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany, Institute for Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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