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Social selection favours offspring prone to the development of androgenetic alopecia.
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents - 1 Jan 2000
Goren A, Shapiro J, Naccarato T, Situm M, Kovacevic M, Lonky N, Lotti T, McCoy J
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, dermatologists have observed an increase in the incidence of male androgenetic alopecia (AGA). In a survey of 41 dermatologists, 88% reported an increase in incidence of AGA in men younger than 30 years. This phenomenon has no apparent explanation. However, due to the strong genetic inheritance component of AGA, a social or environmental factor which favours the inheritance of genes that increase...
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