Male-Pattern Baldness Is Common in Men With X-Linked Recessive Ichthyosis

    January 2003 in “ Dermatology ”
    M. Axt-Gadermann, M. Schlichting, Wolfgang Küster
    Studysummary This study reviewed 26 cases of X-linked recessive ichthyosis and observed 11 patients with advanced-stage androgenetic alopecia, suggesting a compensatory role of two steroid biosynthesis pathways.
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