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An autoimmune disease, alopecia causes the immune system to mistakenly attack hair follicles, leading to hair loss on the scalp and elsewhere.

In many cases, the disease does not extend beyond a few bare patches, but in some people, hair loss is more extensive.

Scientists do not know exactly why the hair follicles are affected, but they suspect that a combination of genes may predispose some people to the disease.

Alopecia areata affects an estimated 4 million Americans of both sexes, all ages and ethnic backgrounds. It often begins in childhood.

Alopecia is not a life-threatening disease. It does not cause any physical pain, and people with the condition are generally healthy otherwise.

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