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Increased ratio of helper to suppressor T cells in alopecia areata
Author(s) -
MAJEWSKI B. B. J.,
KOH M. S.,
TAYLOR D. R.,
WATSON B.,
RHODES E. L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1984.tb07463.x
Subject(s) - alopecia areata , pathogenesis , suppressor , immunology , immune system , medicine , disease , cabello , dermatology , pathology , scalp , cancer
SUMMARY We studied lymphocyte subsets in the blood of twenty‐four patients with alopecia areata of various degrees of severity. There was an increase in the ratio of helper to suppressor cells that correlated with the extent of the disease, providing further evidence that the immune system may be involved in its pathogenesis.