Copper Deficiency: A New Reason for Androgenetic Alopecia?

    May 2014 in “ InTech eBooks ”
    Margarita G. Skalnaya
    Studysummary This review discusses the genetic and androgen-related factors in androgenetic alopecia, highlighting a specific polymorphism in the AR protein associated with male pattern hair loss, and reports no new clinical results.
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