Male androgenetic alopecia.

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Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of hair loss in men. The relative strong concordance of the degree of baldness in fathers and sons is not consistent with a smiple Mendelian trait and a polygenic basis is considered to be most likely. So far the predisposing genes for AGA are unknown and we do not understand the molecular steps involved in androgen-dependent beard growth versus...

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