Association of cicatricial alopecia with chemical hair straightening

Abstract

Exome sequencing and genome-wide association studies support a genetic basis for central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA) and frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).1,2 Given recent epidemiologic trends, environmental risk factors likely interact with genetic susceptibility to promote disease.2 Hair care practices, specifically, have been suspected to contribute to hair loss disorders, namely CCCA and traction alopecia. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.