Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Their Epigenetic Influence on Androgenetic Alopecia

    March 2012 in “ Hair transplant forum international ”
    Sharon A. Keene
    Studysummary This article discusses differences in hair loss among monozygotic female twins despite identical genetics and reports no new clinical findings.
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