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July 2018 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Sebaceous glands are often preserved and PPARy expression is constant in some cases of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.
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April 2024 in “Food Frontiers” Pu-erh tea reduces hair loss risk in offspring.
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