Both Low Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Are Associated with Hair Loss in Middle-Aged Women

    March 2016 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Raymond Noordam, David A. Gunn, Kelly van Drielen … Diana van Heemst
    Studysummary This study reports that low levels of HDL cholesterol and IGF-1 were associated with a higher risk of hair loss in middle-aged women, but causal relationships remain uncertain.
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