Assessment of the Usefulness of Dihydrotestosterone in the Diagnostics of Patients with Androgenetic Alopecia

    January 2014 in “ Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii ”
    Izabela Urysiak-Czubatka, M. Kmiec, Grażyna Broniarczyk-Dyła
    Studysummary This study found that increased dihydrotestosterone levels were observed in both androgenetic alopecia patients and controls, suggesting that follicle sensitivity to DHT may be more critical than DHT levels for alopecia development.
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