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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells are the most potent producers of type I interferons and their activity may therefore be assessed indirectly in tissue using human myxovirus resistance protein A, a surrogate marker for type I interferon production. In recent years, accumulating evidence has established the utility of evaluating for specific plasmacytoid dendritic cell-related parameters (plasmacytoid dendritic cell content, distribution and clustering and\/ or human myxovirus resistance protein A expression) as a diagnostic tool in differentiating cutaneous diseases with overlapping features such as the alopecias, lupus and its mimics, and neoplastic entities. 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