Faculty Opinions Recommendation of Association of Topical Minoxidil with Autosomal Recessive Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis Caused by LIPH Pathogenic Variants

July 2020 in “ Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ”

Takashi Hashimoto

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Association of Topical Minoxidil With Autosomal Recessive Woolly Hair/Hypotrichosis Caused by LIPH Pathogenic Variants JAMA Dermatology · 2020
Topical Minoxidil Improves Congenital Hypotrichosis Caused by LIPH Mutations British Journal of Dermatology · 2015
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