Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Chronic Telogen Effluvium: A Case-Control Study

October 2019 in “ Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ”

Iman Seleit, Ola Ahmed Bakry, Eman Badr, Ekram M. Hassan

Vitamin D receptor VDR gene polymorphism Cdx1 Taq1 chronic telogen effluvium TE hair follicle stem cell RNA stability hair growth

Studysummary This study found that specific polymorphisms in the VDR gene, Taq1, and Cdx1, were significantly associated with increased risk of chronic telogen effluvium in women.

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