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    Androgenetic Alopecia and Insulin Resistance: Are They Truly Associated?

    March 2011 in “ International Journal of Dermatology ”
    Nermeen S.A. Abdel Fattah, Yasser Wagih Darwish
    Studysummary This study concluded that patients with metabolic syndrome, regardless of androgenetic alopecia presence, were more insulin resistant than those with only androgenetic alopecia or healthy controls, indicating no true association between alopecia and insulin resistance.
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