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Six novel susceptibility Loci for early-onset androgenetic alopecia and their unexpected association with common diseases.
PLoS genetics - 1 May 2012
Li Rui, Brockschmidt Felix F, Kiefer Amy K, Stefansson Hreinn, Nyholt Dale R, Song Kijoung, Vermeulen Sita H, Kanoni Stavroula, Glass Daniel, Medland Sarah E, Dimitriou Maria, Waterworth Dawn, Tung Joyce Y, Geller Frank, Heilmann Stefanie, Hillmer Axel M, Bataille Veronique, Eigelshoven Sibylle, Hanneken Sandra, Moebus Susanne, Herold Christine, den Heijer Martin, Montgomery Grant W, Deloukas Panos, Eriksson Nicholas, Heath Andrew C, Becker Tim, Sulem Patrick, Mangino Massimo, Vollenweider Peter, Spector Tim D, Dedoussis George, Martin Nicholas G, Kiemeney Lambertus A, Mooser Vincent, Stefansson Kari, Hinds David A, Nöthen Markus M, Richards J Brent
Abstract excerpt
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is a highly heritable condition and the most common form of hair loss in humans. Susceptibility loci have been described on the X chromosome and chromosome 20, but these loci explain a minority of its heritable variance. We conducted a large-scale meta-analysis of seve...
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