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Prof. Dr. Regina Betz

Member, Steering-Committee Member

Institute of Human Genetics

Medical Faculty, University of Bonn University Hospital of Bonn Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25 53127 Bonn

regina.betz@uni-bonn.de

+49 228 28751023

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The aim of our research is the identification and functional characterization of genes for monogenic and genetically com-plex hair loss disorders with a major focus on the autoimmune disorder alopecia areata (AA). We have the largest sample of AA patients available worldwide, which includes a current total of more than 2.200 individuals of middle European origin. We have been able to demonstrate the contribution of the HLA-complex and the genes PTPN22, TRAF1/C5 , CTLA4, IL13 and KIAA0350 to the disease risk using candidate gene studies. By the use of genome-wide association studies, meta-analyses, immunochips and functional studies, we just recently identified HLA-DR as a key etiologic driver for AA as well as two loci outside the HLA-region: ACOXL/BCL2L11 and GARP. Future analyses and functional studies will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of AA.

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Recent publications

  • Uncombable hair syndrome: Burdensome or captivating?

    Clinical and experimental dermatology

    Authors: Ariane Heyers, F Buket Basmanav, Regina C Betz

  • The Alopecia Areata Severity and Morbidity Index (ASAMI) Study: Results From a Global Expert Consensus Exercise on Determinants of Alopecia Areata Severity.

    JAMA dermatology

    Authors: Anthony Moussa, Michaela Bennett, Dmitri Wall, Nekma Meah, Katherine York, Laita Bokhari, Leila Asfour, Huw Rees, Leonardo Spagnol Abraham, Daniel Asz-Sigall, Fitnat Buket Basmanav, Wilma Bergfeld, Regina C Betz, Bevin Bhoyrul, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Valerie Callender, Vijaya Chitreddy, Andrea Combalia, George Cotsarelis, Brittany Craiglow, Rachita Dhurat, Jeff Donovan, Andrei Doroshkevich, Samantha Eisman, Paul Farrant, Juan Ferrando, Aida Gadzhigoroeva, Jack Green, Ramon Grimalt, Matthew Harries, Maria Hordinsky, Alan Irvine, Victoria Jolliffe, Spartak Kaiumov, Brett King, Joyce Lee, Won-Soo Lee, Jane Li, Nino Lortkipanidze, Amy McMichael, Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, Andrew Messenger, Paradi Mirmirani, Elise Olsen, Seth J Orlow, Yuliya Ovcharenko, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Rodrigo Pirmez, Adriana Rakowska, Pascal Reygagne, Lidia Rudnicka, David Saceda Corralo, Maryanne Senna, Jerry Shapiro, Pooja Sharma, Tatiana Siliuk, Michela Starace, Poonkiat Suchonwanit, Anita Takwale, Antonella Tosti, Sergio Vañó-Galván, Willem I Visser, Annika Vogt, Martin Wade, Leona Yip, Cheng Zhou, Rodney Sinclair

  • [Not Available].

    Ugeskrift for laeger

    Authors: Jacob Lollemoen Drivenes, Ileana Vasilescu, Regina C Betz, Anette Bygum

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