title: An overview of alopecias.
abstract: Hair loss is a topic of enormous public interest and understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of various alopecias will likely make a large impact on patients' lives. The investigation of alopecias also provides important insight in the basic sciences; for instance, the abundance of stem cell populations and regenerative cycles that characterize a hair follicle render it an excellent model for the study of stem cell biology. This review seeks to provide a concise summary of the major alopecias with regard to presentation and management, and correlate these to recent advances in relevant research on pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287.
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Garza
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D001505:Beauty Culture; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D006203:Hair Preparations