Researchers unravel cause of hair loss in common auto-immune disease

By Nicky Phillips
Updated September 5 2014 - 10:18am, first published August 18 2014 - 4:00am
"This offers hope for the tens of thousands of Australian children and adults affected by this auto-immune disease": Rod Sinclair. Photo: Craig Sillitoe
"This offers hope for the tens of thousands of Australian children and adults affected by this auto-immune disease": Rod Sinclair. Photo: Craig Sillitoe

Medical researchers have identified the immune cell responsible for disfiguring hair loss in people with a common auto-immune disease, alopecia areata, a condition that can have a significant psychological impact on many patients.