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Selected variants of the melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) do not confer susceptibility to female pattern hair loss.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Apr 2013
Mahmoudi Hassnaa, Redler Silke, Birch Pattie, Drichel Dmitriy, Dobson Kathy, Tazi-Ahnini Rachid, Teßmann Peter, Giehl Kathrin A, Kruse Roland, Lutz Gerhard, Hanneken Sandra, Wolff Hans, Blume-Peytavi Ulrike, Becker Tim, Nöthen Markus M, Messenger Andrew G, Böhm Markus, Betz Regina C
Abstract excerpt
Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common hair loss disorder in women with a complex mode of inheritance. Its etiopathogenesis is poorly understood. Widespread assumptions of overlapping susceptibility variants between FPHL and male pattern baldness (androgenetic alopecia) and a crucial role of androgens or distinct sexual steroid hormones in the development of FPHL could neither be clearly demonstrated nor...
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