Selected Variants of the Melanocortin 4 Receptor Gene (MC4R) Do Not Confer Susceptibility to Female Pattern Hair Loss

    November 2012 in “ Archives of Dermatological Research ”
    Hassnaa Mahmoudi, Silke Redler, Pattie Birch … Regina C. Betz
    Studysummary MC4R gene variants not linked to female hair loss.
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