Differential Expression Analysis of Balding and Nonbalding Dermal Papilla MicroRNAs in Male Pattern Baldness Using a MicroRNA Amplification Profiling Method

October 2011 in “ British Journal of Dermatology ”

Hamid Reza Goodarzi, Ali Abbasi, Mojtaba Saffari, Maryam Fazelzadeh Haghighi, Kaoru Tabei, Mohammad Reza Noori Daloii

microRNAs miR-221 miR-125b miR-106a miR-410 dermal papilla male pattern baldness gene therapy MPB hair loss

Studysummary This study found that four microRNAs, which were significantly upregulated in balding hair follicle papilla cells, could play a role in the development of male pattern baldness.

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