Genetic Variants at 20p11 Confer Risk to Androgenetic Alopecia in the Chinese Han Population

    August 2013 in “ PLOS ONE ”
    Bo Liang, Chunjun Yang, Xianbo Zuo … Xuejun Zhang
    Studysummary This study validated that the 20p11 genetic locus is associated with increased risk of androgenic alopecia in the Chinese Han population, suggesting shared genetic factors between Chinese and European populations.
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