Men With Kennedy Disease Have a Reduced Risk of Androgenetic Alopecia

    June 2007 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”
    Robert Sinclair, Karen J. Greenland, S. van Egmond … Jeffrey D Zajac
    Studysummary This study found that men with Kennedy disease have a significantly lower risk of androgenetic alopecia, likely due to androgen receptor gene alterations from the disease's polyglutamine expansion.
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