title: HLA class II alleles in long-standing alopecia totalis/alopecia universalis and long-standing patchy alopecia areata differentiate these two clinical groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Colombe
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Khoury
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Lou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D000505:Alopecia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D000506:Alopecia Areata / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059810:HLA-DR Serological Subtypes; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C051569:HLA-DQ3 antigen; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059810:HLA-DR Serological Subtypes; C080766:HLA-DR11 antigen; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains