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    Six Novel Susceptibility Loci for Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia and Their Unexpected Association with Common Diseases

    May 2012 in “ PLOS Genetics ”
    Rui Li, Felix F. Brockschmidt, Amy K. Kiefer … J. Brent Richards
    Studysummary This study found that early-onset androgenetic alopecia in individuals of European ancestry is significantly associated with increased odds of Parkinson's disease and is influenced by specific genetic loci, including some linked to reduced fertility.
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