Accelerated Aging of Hair Follicles in Androgenetic Alopecia

    Summik Limbu, Kim Farhat, Leah Redmond, Nilofer Farjo, Bessam Farjo, Paul Kemp, Claire A. Higgins
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    Studysummary In this study, researchers found that frontal hair follicles in individuals with androgenetic alopecia show a higher biological age compared to occipital follicles, possibly due to decreased expression of the transcriptional repressor TRPS1 in frontal dermal papillae, which may influence follicle miniaturization.
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