Male-Pattern Baldness Susceptibility Locus at 20p11

    October 2008 in “ Nature Genetics ”
    J. Brent Richards, Xin Yuan, Frank Geller … Vincent Mooser
    Studysummary In their study, Tim Spector and colleagues identified a new genetic association at chromosome 20p11.22 with male-pattern baldness, confirmed by the increased risk when combined with a known androgen receptor gene variant.
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