The Association Between Low Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 With Hair Loss in Women: A Case-Control Study in Basrah, Iraq

    March 2026 in “ European Journal of Medical and Health Research ”
    Inam Jamal Abdulrazzaq, Nazar S. Haddad
    Studysummary In this case-control study, researchers observed that women with female pattern hair loss exhibited significantly lower serum IGF-1 levels than controls, while IGFBP-3 levels showed no significant difference, suggesting a potential role for IGF-1 in the condition.
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