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    Intractable Diffuse Alopecia Caused by Multifactorial Side-Effects in Treatment of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Connection to Iatrogenic Failure of Estrogen Secretion

    December 2011 in “ Pediatric Dermatology
    Tomoko Nomiyama, Akiko Arakawa, Sayoko Hattori … Norito Katoh
    Studysummary In this case report, estrogen substitution therapy slightly increased hair volume in a 22-year-old patient with genetic predisposition to hair loss and alopecia caused by past treatment for leukemia, but hair loss returned after stopping the therapy.
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    2. Androgen Induction of Follicular Epithelial Cell Growth Is Mediated via Insulin-like Growth Factor-I from Dermal Papilla Cells Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 1995

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