Hair follicle immune privilege in autoimmune and immune-mediated alopecias: paths toward reestablishing immune tolerance

By afschroeder • April 17, 2026

Shafiei-Jahani P, Li X, Akbari A, Haniff E, Ziprick M, Carlisle R, Goh C, Holland V, Akbari O. Hair follicle immune privilege in autoimmune and immune-mediated alopecias: paths toward reestablishing immune tolerance. Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Mar 31;13:1805170. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1805170. PMID: 41987782; PMCID: PMC13076271.

Tags: alopecia areata, central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia, Dermatology, discoid lupus erythematosus, frontal fibrosing alopecia, General Internal Medicine, hair follicle immune privilege, immune privilege collapse, lichen planopilaris, Network Engineering for Site-Specific Tolerance (NEST), Publications, Resident

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