Podcast 4: Progress in basic science research on alopecia areata pathophysiology

Progress in explaining AA pathogenesis, such as identification of the JAK-STAT pathway, has helped determine treatment targets for AA. However, Dr Brittany Craiglow recognises that “We don’t understand that initial inciting event that causes alopecia areata. Patients come into the clinic fixated on the ‘why,’ which is still not well understood.”