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January 2016 in “Methods in molecular biology” Hair follicle stem cells can become nerve cells using specific treatments.
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July 2023 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” CD8+ T cells drive alopecia areata, while regulatory T cells are protective.
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