Possible Mechanisms of Miniaturization During Androgenetic Alopecia or Pattern Hair Loss

    September 2001 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”
    David A. Whiting
    Studysummary This study suggests that miniaturization in pattern hair loss may occur abruptly and can be reversed with treatment, as supported by histologic evidence in finasteride-responsive patients.
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    1. Hair Density, Hair Diameter, and the Prevalence of Female Pattern Hair Loss British Journal of Dermatology · 2001
    2. Congenital Hypotrichosis Due to Short Anagen Phase British Journal of Dermatology · 2000
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    4. Measuring Reversal of Hair Miniaturization in Androgenetic Alopecia by Follicular Counts in Horizontal Sections of Serial Scalp Biopsies: Results of Finasteride 1mg Treatment of Men and Postmenopausal Women Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings · 1999
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    6. The Midline Part: An Important Physical Clue to the Clinical Diagnosis of Androgenetic Alopecia in Women Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1999
    7. Finasteride in the Treatment of Men with Androgenetic Alopecia Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1998
    8. The Inheritance Of Common Baldness: To Be Or Not To Be? Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1984
    9. Classification of the Types of Androgenetic Alopecia (Common Baldness) Occurring in the Female Sex British Journal of Dermatology · 1977

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