Men With Kennedy Disease Have a Reduced Risk of Androgenetic Alopecia

August 2007 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”

Robert Sinclair, Karen J. Greenland, S. van Egmond, Caroline Hoedemaker, A. Chapman, Jeffrey D Zajac

Kennedy disease androgenetic alopecia androgen receptor androgens KD AGA

TLDR Men with Kennedy disease have less chance of hair loss.

Men with Kennedy disease (KD) have a reduced risk of developing androgenetic alopecia (AGA), according to a study. The KD cohort had thicker hair than the control population, and age was not associated with hair loss in the KD cohort. The study supports the hypothesis that functional changes in androgen receptor expression, which lead to a diminished effect of androgens, contribute to a reduced risk of AGA in men with KD.

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