Genetic Mechanism of Androgenic Alopecia

March 2009 in “ International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology ”

Zhong-Ming Li, Weixin Fan

androgenic alopecia DHT genetic mechanism

TLDR Androgenic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, is caused by genes.

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