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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia mainly affects postmenopausal women and is linked to thyroid disease, hyperlipidemia, and anemia.
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January 2013 in “International journal of trichology” Perifollicular erythema can indicate active frontal fibrosing alopecia.
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The scant hair in snthr-1Bao mice is likely caused by a deletion affecting the Plcd1 gene.
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