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Investigation of four novel male androgenetic alopecia susceptibility loci: no association with female pattern hair loss.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 May 2014
Nuwaihyd Rima, Redler Silke, Heilmann Stefanie, Drichel Dmitriy, Wolf Sabrina, Birch Pattie, Dobson Kathy, Lutz Gerhard, Giehl Kathrin A, Kruse Roland, Tazi-Ahnini Rachid, Hanneken Sandra, Böhm Markus, Miesel Anja, Fischer Tobias, Wolff Hans, Becker Tim, Garcia-Bartels Natalie, Blume-Peytavi Ulrike, Nöthen Markus M, Messenger Andrew G, Betz Regina C
Abstract excerpt
Female pattern hair loss (FPHL) is a common hair loss disorder in women and has a complex mode of inheritance. The etiopathogenesis of FPHL is largely unknown; however, it is hypothesized that FPHL and male pattern baldness [androgenetic alopecia (AGA)] share common genetic susceptibility alleles. Our recent findings indicate that the major AGA locus, an X-chromosome region containing the androgen receptor and...
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