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Analysis of familial factors using the basic and specific (BASP) classification in Korean patients with androgenetic alopecia.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Jul 2011
Lee Won-Soo, Oh Yoonseok, Ji Jae Hong, Park Jang Kyu, Kim Do Won, Sim Woo-Young, Kim Hyung Ok, Hwang Seon-Wook, Yoon Tae Young, Kye Young Chul, Choi Gwang Seong, Kim Moon-Bum, Huh Chang-Hoon, Ro Byung In, Kim Seong-Jin, Kim Jae-Hong, Lee Yoonhee
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mechanisms and inheritance of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) have yet to be elucidated. Several clinical studies suggest that a predisposition to AGA is affected by a variety of paternal and/or maternal hereditary factors. No previous study has addressed the association of AGA with family history based on the pattern of hair loss. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate paternal...
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