Genetic Markers of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss

    November 2005 in “ Hair transplant forum international ”
    Carlijn Hoedemaker, Sylvia L. van Egmond, Rodney Sinclair
    Studysummary This paper discusses how studying hair follicles in the balding scalp could reveal fundamental biological processes, without reporting new experimental findings.
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